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Summary Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya won the Olympic gold medal in men's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Kenyan Ezekiel Kemboi won the mens Olympic 3000m steeplechase for the second time on Sunday, showing great mental strength to put aside the pressure of a court case he faces back home.The 30-year-old - who faces trial for allegedly stabbing a woman earlier this year - timed 8min 18.56sec to finish ahead of Frances Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabear, who clocked 8:19.08 for a second succssive silver.Another Kenyan, Abel Kiprop Mutai taking bronze (8:19.73).Kenyas dominance of the event now stretches back to the 1984 Los Angeles Games - they have now won eight consecutive golds.Kemboi, a two-time world champion, then celebrated in unusual fashion by dancing with Mekhissi-Benabear.The Frenchman is no stranger to controversy himself as he brawled with compatriot Mehdi Baala in 2011 and was served with a five-month ban by his national federation after the world championships that year.
