Over 30 athletics 'exports' return to haunt Kenya in Rio Olympics

19-year-old Ruth Jebet gets Bahrain's first ever gold by winning the Women's 3000m steeplechase. The 2016 Rio Olympics is simply a Kenya-versus- former Kenyans affair – with most ‘exports’ lining up on the track races. (PHOTO:COURTESY)

Kenya has ‘exported’ huge athletics talent, and it emerged as no surprise when Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet won 3,000m gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last evening. 

It was left to Hyvin Kiyeng to save Kenya’s blushes with a hard-won silver, bringing our medal tally on Day 11 of the competition to four (one gold and three silvers).