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FAMILY AFFAIR IN RIO: Viola happy to represent Kenya as her brother flies US flag

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1500m runner Viola Lagat training session ahead of Rio Olympics 2016 at Kipchoge Stadium Uasin Gishu County on July 19, 2016.[PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD] (R) Bernard Lagat of the United States of America celebrates winning the Men's 5,000m Final on day nine of the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships on September 2, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

Viola Lagat is excited about representing Kenya at the forthcoming Olympics Games alongside her older brother, Bernard Lagat, who will be making his fifth stab at the Games.

While the 41-year-old Bernard will be wearing the colours of his adopted nation, the United States, his younger sister and training partner in Arizona where they live will be making her second appearance for Kenya’s national team at a global event.

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