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Sunday, August 21, 2016

2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil Aug 05-21,2016 - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge Wins Men's Marathon Sunday Aug 21,2016





Red-hot favourite Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya  stormed to a runaway gold medal in a wet men's marathon on Sunday, the final day of competition at the Rio Olympics.


The Kenyan broke away from his rivals at the 35km mark and romped home to win in a time of two hours, eight minutes, 44 seconds, more than a minute quicker than Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa, who took silver.

Silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia and gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya shake hands during the medal ceremony


American Galen Rupp took bronze a further 11 seconds back.


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