Kenya: Bursting From the Shadows, Cheptai Makes Her Presence Known

Kampala, Uganda — Arriving in the Ugandan capital with a team where world and Olympic medalists figured prominently, that Kenya would dominate the women's senior race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships Kampala 2017 wasn't an especially major surprise.

But two aspects of their dominating performance were: that the powerful squad would produce the first top-six sweep in the history of the championships and that it would be led by Irene Cheptai, relatively speaking, a newcomer to the front lines of Kenya's international ranks.

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