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Kenya gives hero’s welcome to marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe
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- President Ruto gifts him $62,000 and a car after the runner’s aircraft receives a water cannon salute in Nairobi.
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- Marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe has received a hero’s welcome home in Kenya, with fans thronging the airport in Nairobi and the country’s president giving him cash and a car.
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President Ruto gifts him $62,000 and a car after the runner’s aircraft receives a water cannon salute in Nairobi.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Toggle Play Marathon record breaker Sabastian Sawe returns to hero’s welcome in Kenya
Marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe has received a hero’s welcome home in Kenya, with fans thronging the airport in Nairobi and the country’s president giving him cash and a car.
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