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Paris 2024: Why Julius Yego is not retiring anytime soon

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Julius Yego. [AFP]

Former world champion Julius Yego is not retiring anytime soon if his performance at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is anything to go by.

The 2016 silver medallist had hinted at calling a day on his javelin career after this year's event, but following his impressive season's best throw of 87.72m that earned him a fifth place finish in the final at the Stade de France on Thursday night, the 35 year old Kenyan athlete feels he still has some more gas in his tank.

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