A wet and rainy morning in Rio de Janeiro provided the perfect conditions for a strong running Eliud Kipchoge to bag Kenya's final medal as the 2016 Olympic Games came to an end on Sunday.
Tipped to win the race, Kipchoge displayed great composure under the treacherous weather conditions making it look all too easy as he burst into a sprint in the final 100m of the race unchallenged to clinch the gold medal in 2:08:44.
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