Kenya's Jemima Jelagat Sumgong celebrates her victory in the Women's Marathon during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. (AFP)
Jemima Sumgong made the most of a kick with 6km to run to win Kenya's first ever Olympic women's marathon gold on Sunday.
Sumgong timed 2hr 24min 04sec for Kenya's first-ever women's marathon gold over the 42km course that finished at Rio's Sambodromo with temperatures hitting 28 degrees Celsius (82F). Just before the finish, a group of protesters carrying banners tried to get over barriers and onto the course.
Bahrain claimed only their second medal in any sport when Kenyan-born Eunice Kirwa took silver, 9sec adrift of Sumgong, while defending champion Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia claimed bronze, at 26sec.
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