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Slow but sure, new faces keep Kenya's athletics prowess alive

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Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei in past action. [AFP]

In an athletics powerhouse like Kenya, rising to the top and clinching tickets to the Olympic Games and World Championships takes the hardest training and mental preparations.

And featuring in the history of the country's athletics is achieved through in different style and fashion.

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