Boit told the BBC in 2002 the meeting had a great effect on him.

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We already know that from the 1882 painting "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" (incongruously, a 1908 oil portrait of their father is included here).

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One of the most unlikely nations to compete at the Winter Games has been Kenya, but there are few stories as compelling as that of former middle-distance runner Philip Boit.

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The brother of Olympic bronze-medal winning 800m runner Mike Boit, the skiing Kenyan made his debut at the Nagano Games in 1998, where he finished 92nd and last in the 10k cross country event.

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Despite his finish, Boit's tenacity impressed gold medallist Bjorn Daehlie -- who with his victory that day became the first man to win six gold medals at the Winter Olympics -- so-much-so that the Norwegian legend delayed the medal presentation ceremony so he could embrace Boit as he crossed the line.

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