Top-seeded Kenyan not granted visa for Peachtree Road Race
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Posted 4:22PM on Friday, July 1, 2005
ATLANTA (AP) John Korir, the 2001 champion and 2004 runner-up in the 10-kilometer Peachtree Road Race, was not granted a visa and will be unable to compete in Monday's race, race officials said Friday.<br>
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Korir, from Kenya, would have been the top seed, according to Atlanta Track Club spokeswoman Elizabeth Unislawski.<br>
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John C. Korir, also from Kenya, will tentatively move up as the top seed.<br>
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Another Kenyan, Susan Chepkemei, the 2004 women's division champion, also will be unable to defend her title due to visa problems, according to Unislawski.<br>
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