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Kenya's Hellen Onsando Obiri (R, silver medal) and Kenya's Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (gold medal) pose during the podium ceremony for the Women's 5000m during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 19, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINI
When one thought the National Olympic Committee-Kenya had reached the lowest point of their blunders, somehow they found an ingenious way to sink further.
The last batch of Team Kenya in Rio de Janeiro was forced to spend the night at a dingy hotel on the outskirts of Rio following the closure of the Olympics Village by the organisers on Wednesday.
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