I'm glad that Wansiru won.

Samuel Kamau Wansiru won the gold medal in the men's marathon in a new Olympics record.

He is Kenyan, but I'm very grad as if a Japanese won.
He went to high school in Japan, and participated in high school ekiden and made good results.
After graduated from high school, he joined a company in Japan and became a member of its track and field team.

So, he speaks Japanese fluently.
In the interview from a Japanese, he was asked, "what did you learn in Japan?" he answered, "Patience. So I could win today."

Hmm... yes, it's Japanese line.

Wansiru in high school days