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Know your Olympian: Rayton Okwiri

Kenyan boxer Rayton Okwiri surprised the world by defeating Olympic bronze medallist Russian Andrei Zamkovoi in the Men's Welterweight boxing Round of 32 in Rio.

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He always prays before he gets into the ring

In his own words, "it's always God above everything."

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He clinched gold in Cameroon during Olympic qualifiers

This is after beating Egyptian Walid Sedik in the welterweight boxing. This win also earned him a direct ticket to Rio.

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He was the Brazilian crowd favourite against Zamkovoi

If the crowds chanting "Kenya, Kenya" is anything to go by.

4

He learnt how to box by using his bare fists

This is because he could not afford to buy gloves to use in training.

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It wasn't until he was a teenager that he bought his first boxing gloves

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He's hoping to emulate Robert Wangila

Wangila was the Kenyan boxer who won welterweight gold medals in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

7

He's not afraid to face Manny Pacquiao

He confessed this during an interview in April. Ahem.

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