When Wesley Korir stands on the start line of the marathon on Sunday, there will be more than medals at stake When Wesley Korir and the rest of the Kenyan men's marathon team line up in the Sambadrome in Rio on Sunday, the prayers of millions across their homeland will go with them. Few will be as fervent as those delivered by the many congregations in Iten, a small town perched on a spectacular escarpment above the Great Rift Valley. "They are heroes to us all. We are all with them in our minds...
When Wesley Korir stands on the start line of the marathon on Sunday, there will be more than medals at stake When Wesley Korir and the rest of the Kenyan men's marathon team line up in the Sambadrome in Rio on Sunday, the prayers of millions across their homeland will go with them. Few will be as fervent as those delivered by the many congregations in Iten, a small town perched on a spectacular escarpment above the Great Rift Valley. "They are heroes to us all. We are all with them in our minds...
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