(CNN) It's the moment athletes the world over dream of: Stepping onto the podium at an Olympic Games as the national anthem plays, and feeling the weight of a gold medal hung around their neck. But for some, the tune that plays is unfamiliar, the flag that is raised not the one they were born under. These are the men and women who have abandoned their homes in the hope of securing sporting stardom elsewhere. Jebet opted to run for Bahrain three years ago. Many in Kenya accused Jebet, 19, of betraying her homeland.

Source: CNN August 19, 2016 10:56 UTC