NAIROBI: Six months ago Pamela Jelimo was barely known in her Kenyan village, but after winning the 800m at the Beijing Olympics she is a million-dollar star.
Under a blazing Rift Valley sun, thousands of well-behaved but exuberant villagers, fans and the curious packed her western Kenyan town of Eldoret to welcome their girl, accompanied by mother, Rodah Jeptoo Keter.
