| PHOTO: | Faith Chepng'etich Kipyegon who won a gold medal in the women's 1,500m final. (PHOTO: COURTESY) |
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By:
Bismarck Mutahi
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Aug,19-2016 14:25:06
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Kenya struck Olympics gold to top the athletics medal table at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Yesterday, 22--year-old Faith Chepng'etich Kipyegon set the medal--winning mission in motion when she dramatically upstaged Ethiopia's world 1,500m record holder Genzebe Dibaba.
Then two--time world 3,000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto added to the day's gold medal account as he upset two--time Olympics champion Ezekiel Kemboi at the Olympic Stadium.
Kemboi's defeat marked a turning point as he handed over the reins to Kipruto, who lost to him twice--at the World Championships in Moscow (2013) and in Beijing in 2015.
Huge gap
Kipruto, who comes from Kipchunu village in Nandi County, won Kenya's fourth gold medal in Rio--coming after Jemimah Sumgong (marathon), David Rudisha (800m) and Chepng'etich (1,500m).
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