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A Kenyan athlete has been forced to release his passport to prove he is 17 after online trolls raised doubts over his age.

Zakayo Pingua’s club Benfica, in Lisbon, Portugal, hit back by releasing copies of his passport and birth certificate.

The teenage athlete’s age was brought into question after he won the under-20s 5,000m race at the Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco, on June 16.

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Zakayo, who is also the African champion for 5,000m at under-20’s level, came under attack from social media users as they claimed he was older than 17.

One man wrote on social media: ‘I think this could be a case like that of Benjamin Button.’

Another account said: ‘He looks like my dad.’

Zakayo (pictured after the 5000m race in Rabat, Morocco on June 16), who is a member of the Benfica athletics team in Lisbon, Portugal, is also the African champion for 5,000 metres at under-20's level. But social media users quickly hit out and claimed he was older than 17

The club also released an image from his birth certificate that confirms he was born in Narok, Kenya, on November 25, 2001, making him 17 years old. Zakayo and Benfica have not officially commented

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