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Diamond League London Meeting - UK

Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech of Kenya celebrates after winning the men's 1500m event with a new meeting record at the 2025 Diamond League London Meeting in London, Britain, July 19, 2025. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Diamond League London Meeting - UK

Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech (L) of Kenya crosses the line to win the men's 1500m event at the 2025 Diamond League London Meeting in London, Britain, July 19, 2025. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Diamond League London Meeting - UK

Josh Kerr (1st L) of Britain and Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech (2nd L) of Kenya compete during the men's 1500m event at the 2025 Diamond League London Meeting in London, Britain, July 19, 2025. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Diamond League London Meeting - UK

Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech (L) of Kenya celebrates after winning the men's 1500m event at the 2025 Diamond League London Meeting in London, Britain, July 19, 2025. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Diamond League London Meeting - UK

Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech (1st L) of Kenya competes during the men's 1500m event at the 2025 Diamond League London Meeting in London, Britain, July 19, 2025. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-ATHLETICS-3000M STEEPLECHASE-MEN

(240804) -- PARIS, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Lamecha Girma (3rd R) of Ethiopia, Frederik Ruppert (2nd R) of Germany, Simon Kiprop Koech (1st R) of Kenya compete during the men's 3000m steeplechase round 1 of Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lui Siu Wai)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-ATHLETICS-3000M STEEPLECHASE-MEN

(240805) -- PARIS, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Simon Kiprop Koech of Kenya reacts after the men's 3000m steeplechase round 1 of Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lui Siu Wai)

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Kenya projects economy to grow 5.5 pct in 2023

STORY: Kenya projects economy to grow 5.5 pct in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nairobi 2. various of the NCBA Bank 2024 Macroeconomic Outlook Forum 3. SOUNDBITE (English): SUSAN KOECH, Deputy governor of Central Bank of Kenya 4. various of the NCBA Bank 2024 Macroeconomic Outlook Forum 5. various of Nairobi STORYLINE: Kenya's economy is projected to grow 5.5 percent in 2023, compared to 4.8 percent recorded in 2022, a government official said Tuesday. Susan Koech, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, told a forum in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the growth will be driven by a rebound in the agricultural and services sector as well as government measures implemented to stimulate the manufacturing sector. SOUNDBITE (English): SUSAN KOECH, Deputy governor of Central Bank of Kenya "Despite the global uncertainties, Kenya's growth has remained strong and is expected to remain above the

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(SP)CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-HALF MARATHON

(230402) -- PRAGUE, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- First-place finisher Roncer Kipkorir Konga (C) from Kenya poses with second-place Maxwell Kortek Rotich (L) from Uganda and third-place Geoffrey Kimutai Koech from Kenya during the awarding ceremony for the men's race of Prague Half Marathon 2023 in Prague, the Czech Republic, on April 1, 2023. Prague Half Marathon 2023 was held on Saturday. (Photo by Dana Kesnerová/Xinhua)

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(SP)KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-ATHLETICS-ASIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 3000M

(230213) -- ASTANA, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- (from L to R, top) Silver medalist Sato Keita of Japan, gold medalist Mahomad Algarni of Qatar and bronze medalist Shadrack Kimutai Koech of Kazakhstan pose during the awarding ceremony after the men's 3000m final at the 10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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Kenya sweeps steeplechase in Oympics

ATHENS, Greece - Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi (front) leads a clean sweep of the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on Aug. 24. Fellow countrymen Silver Brimin Kipruto on the right won the silver and Paul Kipsiele Koech behind him won the bronze.

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(221010) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bernard Koech (3rd R) of Kenya and Seifu Tura Abdiwak (2nd R) of Ethiopia compete during the 44th Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago, the United States, on Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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Kenya dominates Israel's Tel Aviv Marathon

STORY: Kenya dominates Israel's Tel Aviv Marathon DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Tel Aviv CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1.various of the marathon STORYLINE: Kenya's Vincent Kipsang Rono won the men's race of Israel's annual Tel Aviv Marathon on Friday at two hours, 12 minutes and 55 seconds. His compatriots Alfred Kipkemboi Koech, who clocked 2:15:38, and John Langat (2:17:50), finished in second and third place, respectively. Israel's Mintamir Bikaya won the women's marathon at 2:53:02, ahead of 2020's winner, Elena Tolstykh of Russia at 2:56:04 and Israel's Anna Prais in 3:15:59. The first-place runners Rono and Bikaya won a prize of 7,500 U.S. dollars each. Malade Bukayaw of Israel won the men's half marathon race at 1:03:11, while Ethiopia's Buzunesh Getachew Gudeta finished first in the women's event with 1:09:51. About 40,000 runners participated in the event, which also included half marathon, 10 km and 5 km runs. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from

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Kenya sweeps steeplechase in Oympics

ATHENS, Greece - Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi (front) leads a clean sweep of the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on Aug. 24. Fellow countrymen Silver Brimin Kipruto on the right won the silver and Paul Kipsiele Koech behind him won the bronze. (Kyodo)

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Geoffrey Koech

Geoffrey Koech (Kenya) is seen during the Prague Birell Grand Prix 2019, in the 10 km run, on September 7, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Geoffrey Koech

Kenyan athletic runner Geoffrey Koech attends a news conference prior to the Birell Prague Grand Prix 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 6, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Arne Gabius, Vit Pavlista, Fancy Chemutai, Darya Mikhaylova, Geoffrey Koech

Athletic runners (from left) Arne Gabius, Vit Pavlista, Fancy Chemutai, Darya Mikhaylova and Geoffrey Koech attend a news conference prior to the Birell Prague Grand Prix 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 6, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Geoffrey Koech

Kenyan athletic runner Geoffrey Koech attends a news conference prior to the Birell Prague Grand Prix 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 6, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)