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Highlights: Athletics Men's 10,000m Final in Olympics Tokyo 2020
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Top 10 of carreer
🥇 Selemon Barega (Ethiopia) - 27:43.22
🥈 Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) - 27:43.63
🥉 Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda) - 27:43.08
4️⃣ Berihu Aregawi (Ethiopia) - 27:46.16
5️⃣ Grant Fisher (United States) - 27:46.39
6️⃣ Mohammed Ahmed (Canada) - 27:47.76
7️⃣ Rodgers Kwemoi (Kenya) - 27:50.06
8️⃣ Yomif Kejelcha (Ethiopia) - 27:52.03
9️⃣ Rhonex Kipruto (Kenya) - 27:52.78
🔟 Morhad Amdouni (France) - 27:53.58
SELEMON BAREGA WINS!
TRIUMPH FOR ETHIOPE! 27:43.22, the cumulative time. Cheptegei and Kiplimo were left at the end, but they get the silver and bronze medals.
¡LAST LAP!
The race is coming to a close. The group is down to eight runners, the finish is coming!
2 laps to go
The end is near! The runners increase the speed.
4 laps to go
Even pace in the group, watch out for Mohammed Ahmed! Cheptegei is among the first also.
6 laps to go
Kipruto is still the leader, but he keeps up with the group, he has not taken distance.
9 laps to go
Kenya takes the lead! Rhones Kipruto is the new race leader. Stephen Kissa retires and ends his participation.
First retreat
Briton Sam Atkin suffered a cramp and did not continue in the race. Twenty-four riders remain.
5000 meters!
14:08 has been the time at the halfway point of the race.
14 laps to go
The group is hunting Stphen Kissa. The Ugandan is barely 10 meters ahead of them.
16 laps to go
Kissa fue alcanzado por sus dos perseguidores, pero tomó un segundo aire y les sacó distancia nuevamente.
Two rivals approaching
Kipruto (Kenya) and Barega (Ethiopia) break away from the main group and go hunting for Kissa.
Five minutes of running
Kissa continues to maintain a good distance and a good pace, but there is still a long way to go. Kenyans Kwemoi and Kipruto are leading the main group.
Stephen Kissa's big advantage
The Ugandan has a lead of about 50 meters over the rest of the field at the start of the race.
Carreer start!
The 10,000m race in athletics gets underway.
Presentation
The organization presents each of the runners. The start is coming.
The athletes are coming out!
The 25 runners who will compete in the race are already on the athletic track of the Olympic Stadium. The race is about to start.
Medal table - Top 5
Olympic record
The Olympic record is currently held by Ethiopia's Kenenisa Benkele, who clocked 27:01:17 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on August 17.
World record
The world record is currently held by Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei, with 26:11:00, a mark he set in Valencia, Spain, on October 7, 2020. In addition, with this mark, he has established himself as the best record by an African athlete.
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What time is the men's 10,000 meters competition?
This is the start time of the competition this on July 28, 2021 in several countries:
Argentina: 08:30 hrs.
Bolivia: 07:30 hrs.
Brasil: 08:30 hrs.
Chile: 08:30 hrs.
Colombia: 06:30 hrs.
Ecuador: 06:30 hrs.
España: 13:30 hrs.
Mexico: 06:30 hrs.
Paraguay: 07:30 hrs.
Peru: 06:30 hrs.
Uruguay: 08:30 hrs.
⭐ Favorite: Yomif Kejelcha (Ethiopia)
Placed 32nd at 2016 Olympic Games, 18th in 2012. At World Cup, finished 9th in 2013, 8th in 2017 and 6th in 2019.
Gold at 2015 PanAm Games and silver at 2018 CWG.
In other events: 4th in 5000m at 2016 Olympic Games.
In World Cup 5,000m final, 12th in 2015, 9th in 2016, 6th in 2017 and 3rd in 2019. Four-time 5,000m winner at National Champion and silver in 2018 CWG.
Spent first 10 years of his life in Kenya before Canada move.
⭐ Favorite: Yomif Kejelcha (Ethiopia)
Making Olympic Games debut. Silver at 2019 World Cup.
In other events: gold in 3000m at 2018, 2016 Indoor World Cup. Won 3000m at Bislett Games in 2021 Diamond League.
In 2019 season, won 5000m Diamond League events at Athletissima and Shanghai.
Gold in 3000m at 2014 Youth Olympic Games and in 5000m at 2014 Junior World Cup.
In 2019, he was named Men's Indoor Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News.
⭐ Favorite: Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda)
Finished 6th at 2016 Olympic Games; Gold at 2019 World Cup, silver in 2017, 9th in 2015.
Gold at 2018 CWG. Gold at 2014 Junior World Cup.
Current World Record holder.
In other events: 8th in 5000m at 2016 OG. Gold in 5000m at 2018 CWG.
Current World Record holder in 5000m.
He became the first world champion in the 10,000m for Uganda when he won gold at 2019 World Cup in Doha, Qatar.
Start list
- Tatsuhiko Ito - Japón
- Aron Kifle - Eritrea
- Joe Kecker - Estados Unidos
- Isaac Kimeli - Bélgica
- Gran Fisher - Estados Unidos
- Joshua Cheptegei - Uganda
- Mohammed Ahmed - Canadá
- Kieran Tutivate - Tailandia
- Berihu Aregawi - Etiopía
- Stephen Kissa - Uganda
- Sam Atkin - Gran Bretaña
- Rodgers Kwemoi - Kenia
- Carlos Mayo - España
- Weldon Langat - Kenia
- Yomif Kejelcha - Etiopía
- Morhad Amdouni - Francia
- Yemaneberhan Crippa - Italia
- Akira Aizawa - Japón
- Selemon Barega - Etiopía
- William Kincaid - Estados Unido
- Marc Scott - Reino Unido
- Jacob Kiplimo - Uganda
- Julien Wanders - Suiza
- Patrick Tiernand - Australia
- Rhonex Kipruto - Kenia
The competition preview
Athletics starts in Tokyo 2020! The 10,000m final is one of the most anticipated events in the sport and therefore one of the toughest. Only 27 athletes have qualified for this competition, but many more have had to resign themselves to watching the competition from home, missing out by a few seconds, even with their best times.
Stadium
The 10,000-meter track and field race will be held at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, located in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, in Tokyo, Japan. It has a capacity of up to 80,000 spectators.
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