In Summary
• A day earlier, Benson Kipruto clinched bronze in the men’s marathon, finishing in 2:07:00. Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola took gold with an Olympic record time of 2:06:26, while Belgium’s Bashir Abdi claimed silver in 2:06:47.
• Obiri’s bronze lifts Kenya’s medal tally to 11 (four gold, two silver, and five bronze), securing 17th place overall and ranking as most successful African country at the Paris Olympics.