Silver for Vivian Cheruiyot as Kenya bags first medal at Rio Olympics

Silver medal winner Kenya's Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (R) hugs gold medal winner Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana after the Women's 10,000m during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016 (PHOTO COURTESY)

Vivian Cheruiyot wins silver as Kenya bags her first medal at the Rio Olympics. Ethiopian Almaz Ayana wins the women's 10000m final breaking the world record. Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba came in third.

Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana launched the Rio Olympics athletics on Friday by smashing the women's 10,000m world record as the Games reeled from doping scandals.