Kenyan Track Legend Back Home After 33-Year Absence

20 November 2019

When track legend Henry Rono was last home, Ronald Reagan was President of the USA and Alf -- a story on a furry, arrogant but friendly alien from the planet "Melmac" -- was the trending television series.

Top Gun (starring Tom Cruise) and Crocodile Dundee (Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski) were blockbusters on the silver screen and Mike Tyson was winning his first world boxing title (defeating Trevor Berbick), while Boris Becker and Martina Navratilova were Wimbledon singles champions.

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