(Reuters) - Lopez Lomong surged to the lead with 450 metres to go and won a sluggish 10,000 metres in 29 minutes 49.03 seconds as the United States dominated the opening day of the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) championships on Friday.
Lomong, who fled South Sudan as a child to become a two-time U.S. Olympian, beat fellow Americans Elkanah Kibet (29:51.37) and Reed Fischer (29:59.63) in a race of just four runners.
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