Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 10,000m Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 02, 2024. Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda celebrates winning the men's 10,000m final. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
PARIS (Reuters) - World record holder Joshua Cheptegei claimed the Olympic 10,000 metres title he so desperately wanted on Friday when he found a late surge to win a fantastic race and take the Games' first track gold.
The 27-year-old Ugandan, who took silver in Tokyo and gold over 5,000m, produced a devastating last 600 metres to come home in 26:43.14 minutes – knocking 18 seconds off Kenenisa Bekele’s 2008 Olympic record.
