Joshua Cheptegei clinches gold with Olympic record in men’s 10,000m
Joshua Cheptegei has finally won the 10000m Olympic gold.
Cheptegei crossed the finish line of the purple track of Stade de France in an Olympic Record time of 26:43.14 to dethrone Selemon Barega.
It’s the first medal for Uganda at this year’s Olympics.
Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi settled for silver, crossing the finish line in 26:43.44.
Grant Fisher of the United States of America held off Mohammed Ahmed of Canada for bronze in a Season Best 26:43.46.
