Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge completed his collection of Olympic marathon medals by winning gold, while Eric Gillis delivered a rare top-10 result for Canada on the closing day in Rio. "I've won my Olympic gold medal," Kipchoge said. "It was the Olympic gold medal that's not [around] my neck." Feyisa Lelisa of Ethiopia finished second for the silver, while American Galen Rupp took bronze in his second marathon and first ever in the Olympics. Lilesa makes statementSilver medallist Lilesa used his run down the home straight to support protests back in his native Ethiopia.

Source: CBC News August 21, 2016 15:16 UTC