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Hauntingly beautiful: The world falls in love with Kenya's National Anthem

Eliud Kipchoge's reaction as the anthem played was incredible          Photo:Courtesy

 

Curtains closed on the Rio 2016 Games on Sunday after hosting the world's elite athletes who competed for 306 medals over the past 19 days here in Rio de Janeiro.
 
Of the speeches and performances staged, the medal ceremony, specifically staged for the marathon runners, caught people's attention.
 
With Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge taking the gold with a breathtaking time of 2:08 for the 42km run, the Kenyan national anthem had to be played. People's reaction on twitter to Kenya's national anthem went to show that it is the best one of them all.

Some even went ahead to congratulate gold medal winner, Kenyan Kipchoge who though has long been considered one of the best runners in the world, this was his first Olympic gold medal. And the sheer amount of emotions on Kipchoge's face was enough to melt the coldest of hearts.

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