KIPROP, MAN TO BEAT IN RIO GAMES: Asbel draws inspiration from Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj ahead of next year’s Olympics

Kenya's Asbel Kiprop (C) reacts as he croses the finish line ahead of Kenya's Elijah Motonei Manangoi, Morocco's Abdalaati Iguider (lower) and Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi in the final of the men's 1500 metres athletics event at the 2015 IAAF World Championships at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium in Beijing on August 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

Asbel Kiprop longs to win the 2016 Olympic Games title in Rio, Brazil next year.

Asbel, who was awarded the 2012 Olympic gold after Algeria’s Rashid Ramzi was stripped of the title, hopes to head to the 'samba nation' and win the title squarely on the tracks.