TOKYO: Morocco’s Soufiane el Bakkali won the men’s Olympic 3,000m steeplechase gold, breaking a Kenyan stranglehold on the event dating back to 1984.
El Bakkali, a two-time world medallist, produced a well-timed last-lap sprint to clock 8min 08.90sec, with long-time leader Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia taking silver in 8:10.38. Kenya’s Benjamin Kigen claimed bronze in 8:11.45.
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