While most Kenyan athletes have shot to fame by turning on their blessed legs, Julius Yego remains in a class of his own after using an online platform to catapult to international recognition.
"I realised that the coaching here would never improve me and that is why I turned to YouTube to watch champion Javelin throwers such as record holder Jan Zelezny, Olympics champion Andreas Thorkildsen and Tero Pitkamaki," the athlete who shattered his own national record on Tuesday explained his unusual move that saw him command headlines at last year's All Africa Games in Maputo.
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