Kenyan runner recounts battle with stigma, sickness on journey to Commonwealth Games

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Kenyan runner Naomi Korir overcame a difficult childhood medical condition and three surgeries to reach the final of the mile at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Korir, who was born with a congenital fistula, suffered continuous urine leakage because of an abnormal opening between her bladder and vagina. The condition made taking part in athletics
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- October 2, 2026
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