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Mark Otieno's fans showered him with encouraging messages after he made a post on his X (Twitter) handle.
Sprinter Mark Otieno is burning the midnight oil with the hope of qualifying for the Olympic Games in Paris, France come next year.
Otieno was declared eligible to compete again back in August after he successfully completed his doping ban and since then, he has shared photos of himself on the track and in the gym grinding hard to make the cut to Team Kenya to the Olympic Games.
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In one post on his X (Twitter) handle, Otieno posted a photo of himself and captioned it: “Success is the repeated sum of small efforts day in, day out.”
The post caught the attention of fans who commented on the photo with encouraging messages. One user, Alasiri Motors, said: “You will be great.”
Another inquisitive fan, Jakojera Bodyworks went ahead and asked Otieno how the times he is posting are looking. He said: “How are times looking?”
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Another user, Miriti Ke, encouraged Otieno saying: “Keep believing, keep pushing, keep working knowing it's not done until it's Marked.”
Wise Onsare added another comment saying: “Following keenly on your return. Smash those records.”
George Odhiambo also commented on Otieno’s post and said: “Good luck lad, just the other day I was wondering where you are.”
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