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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Sami Quadri

Kenyan city removes athlete statues after uproar over its poor quality

A Kenyan city was forced to remove statues commemorating the country’s national athletics heroes after public outcry over their embarrassingly poor likenesses.

Authorities in Eldoret, known for its rich sporting history, unveiled three athlete statues to mark President William Ruto's conferring of city status on the community.

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