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Obiri and Kandie retain KDF track events

Four days after retaining her Great Manchester Run, the newly crowned Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri defended her Kenya Defence Forces 5,000m title.

The Ulinzi Sports Complex event also saw World Half Marathon silver defend his 10,000m title.

The double 5,000m world champion won the title ahead of Commonwealth Games 5,000m bronze medallist Selah Jepleting to second and Cythia Chepngéno.

She won the title in 15:19.70 with Jepleting’s 15:21.36 and Chepngéno’s 15:23.36.

Kandie, the Commonwealth Games 10,000m bronze medallist won the title in 28:19.32 after edging out Hillary Koech (28:35.20) and Abel Mutai (28:43.76).

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