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Grace Momanyi's graceful finish

By clinching gold in the women’s 10,000m at the just-ended Commonwealth Games in India, Grace Momanyi, 29, proved that good things come to those who wait. MUTWIRI MUTUOTA brings us her story

“I can’t believe it! At last, at long last, I have won it,” she said at the bowels of the stadium after completing her lap of honour to resounding cheers from the Kenyan contingent at the venue.

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