At the beginning of 2009, a world gripped by Jelimomania waited in bated breath to witness what lay in store from two-lap princess Pamela Jelimo. Jelimo, who was born in the Kaptamok village, rose from total obscurity to global stardom in the space of eight months.

After storming to the African women's 800m title in April 2008 where she obliterated the legendary Maputo Express, Maria Mutola, Jelimo went on to establish a winning run that defied logic in her mystical year.

The soft spoken teenage phenomenon single handedly won the one million U.S. dollar IAAF Golden League jackpot (it was shared by four athletes this year), set the world junior record (1:54:01), remained unbeaten in 13 races and above all, became the first Kenyan female athlete to win Olympic gold in Beijing.

Her rise to the top coincided with that of Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt who at the grandest stage of all, the Olympics, defied all expectations to set world records over 100m and 200m that stood then at 9.69s and 19.30s respectively.

While Bolt picked from where he left to further lower his best marks to 9.58s (100m) and 19.19s (200m) in yet another season of dominance, Jelimo's campaign stuttered inviting questions whether she will go down in history as one of the greatest one hit wonders of all time.

In 2009, Jelimo made headlines with an astounding meltdown that culminated in the unwanted statistic of Did Not Finish on the blue tartan track of Berlin's Olympic stadium during the semifinals of women's 800m in August.

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