Africa - Voice of America: World Champion Left Off Kenya Olympic Team

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World Champion Left Off Kenya Olympic Team Jun 19th 2012, 16:31 NAIROBI, Kenya - A world-renowned marathoner won't be representing his country at the London Olympics. Despite holding the world record for the event, Patrick Makau wasn't selected for Kenya's Olympic team. The 27 year old nabbed the world record after finishing with a time of 2:03:38 at the Berlin Marathon last September. "Yeah, it was something in my dreams for a long time," Makau says. "Since I started running, I was think[ing] about people like Haile Selassie, ... Media files: 042EED26-7231-494D-8E0C-5BE8564DD488_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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