RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some things haven't changed much in track and field at the Olympics. On Wednesday, it was Kenya winning yet another steeplechase gold medal and Ashton Eaton leading the decathlon competition.
With temperatures reaching 36 Celsius (97F) on the sunbaked track, Kenya organized a very orderly changing of the guard, with 21-year-old Conseslus Kipruto running away from double Olympic champion Ezekiel Kemboi to set a games record time and extend the country's streak to nine straight titles in the event.
Kipruto's dominance was such that he already started celebrating coming into the home straight and, as he was flying over the last barrier, was looking behind to see if anyone was still coming.