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Dr. Robert Carle

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Elite kenyan runners are propelled by their faith - The Untold Story

Lawrence Cherono at Kiptagat Training Center, Kiptagat, Kenya. He set up the Lawrence Cherono Foundation to fund the digging of wells in his hometown. (Robert Carle)

There are many factors that create successful runners. In Kenya, one factor may be religion.

Three-quarters of Kenyan champions belong to the Kalenjin ethnic minority, which has only 6 million people, or 0.06% of the global population.

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