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CHASE ON FOR OLYMPICS GOLD: Eliud Kipchoge in search of elusive medal in Rio games

2016 Virgin Money London Marathon Winners Photocall Athletics - 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon Winners Photocall - The Tower Hotel, St Katharine's Way, London - 25/4/16 Winner of the elite men's race, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge poses with the trophy Action Images via Reuters

Eliud Kipchoge is keen to win marathon gold at the Olympic Games that start in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 5-21.

This medal is the only gem that is missing from his enviable collections and the dream to attain the feat starts immediately after Athletics Kenya names the marathon squad to the Samba nation conquest.

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