Grant Fisher didn't seem too tethered to the country's past failings on the international stage, however, at least not on Friday night. Grant Fisher becomes just the SECOND American man in 56 YEARS to win a 10,000m Olympic medal! You HAVE to watch this finish by American Grant Fisher in the men's 10,000m final! and Peacock pic.twitter.com/TIkHabiTFj — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 2, 2024Here's what you need to know about the latest history-maker in the world of track, American Grant Fisher. Grant Fisher heightFisher stands at 5-10, sporting the typically lanky frame would one expect of a runner competing in the events that Fisher does.

The Kenyan Health Ministry has dispatched health care workers to Taita-Taveta County, where a case of mpox was detected Wednesday. Authorities say the person who tested positive for the virus traveled through the county along the Kenyan-Tanzanian border. Kenya Health Ministry Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni said health officials were deployed in an effort to prevent the virus from spreading. Muthoni of the Ministry of Health said medical officials are following up on the patient and the people he met. According to the Associated Press, Burundi, Central African Republic, and Rwanda reported mpox cases for the first time this week.

A few minutes later, Phoebe Bacon will be racing in the women’s 200m backstroke at 2:39 p.m. The men’s 200m Individual Medley medal event is also happening at 2: 43 p.m. Leon Marchand, arguably France’s breakout star of the Games, races in the men’s 200m individual medley at 2:43 p.m. The Canadian and Dutch teams play in that tournament’s bronze medal match is set to happen at 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. The women’s singles bronze medal match between Poland’s Iga Swiatek — who suffered a surprise defeat yesterday — and Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova is at 09:30 a.m.

Jason MastrodonatoBay Area News GroupIn one of the most electric finishes of the Paris Olympics, Grand Blanc's Grant Fisher became the second American in 56 years to medal in the men’s 10,000-meter track event. Fisher, 27, nearly saw his race come to a crashing end when he slipped on the inside rail with nine laps to go. In fifth place for the next eight laps, Fisher waited patiently to make his move. In the last 56 years, only Galen Rupp, who won a bronze in London in 2012, has won a medal in the men’s 10,000. While at Stanford from 2015 to 2019, Fisher majored in electrical engineering while becoming a 12-time All-American on the track.

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Fisher's bronze medal marked the first for the U.S. in the longest race on the Olympic track since Galen Rupp took silver in 2012. This was Cheptegei's season opener on the track this season — his only race at this distance was a 26:53 run in a cross-country road race earlier this season. Cheptegei adds this to the silver medal he won in Tokyo and the world titles he took in 2019, 2022 and 2023. Americans set world record in one of track’s newest eventsThe U.S. mixed 4x400 meter relay team set a world record in an event that is only 5 years old. All the record did was place the Americans in Saturday’s final, where the record will be in jeopardy again.

Paris (AFP) – Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei withstood Ethiopian team tactics to claim gold in the men's Olympic 10,000m at the Stade de France on Friday. Advertising Read moreThe three-time world champion and world record holder, silver medallist at the Tokyo Games, timed an Olympic record of 26min 43.14sec for victory. That beat the previous best of 27:07.17 set by Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele at the 2008 Beijing Games. When I took silver in Tokyo, I was disappointed. As Cheptegei and Fisher made their way up through a bunching pack, Kejelcha was again on hand to offer a spurt of acceleration.

They were for distance runner Joshua Cheptegei, who stamped his mark on a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter race to set an Olympic record and win a gold medal. It featured 15 runners who had broken 27 minutes in their careers, meaning the 27:01 Olympic record was in peril before the starting gun even went off. Cheptegei gave Uganda its first gold medal in the 112-year history of the longest Olympic event on the track. “I was the world champion. Americans set world record in one of track’s newest eventsThe U.S. mixed 4x400 meter relay team set a world record in an event that is only 5 years old.

Triple Jump Women's Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 12:55 p.m. Discus Throw Women's Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 1:10 p.m. 4x400m Relay Mixed Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 1:45 p.m. 800m Women's Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 1:50 p.m. Pole Vault Men's Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 4:35 a.m. 100m Men's Prelim Peacock, Fubo 5:10 a.m. 800m Men's Repechage E!, Peacock, Fubo 5:45 a.m. 100m Men's Round 1 E!, Peacock, Fubo 1:45 p.m. Pole Vault Women's Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 4:50 a.m. 400m Hurdles Women's Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo 5:20 a.m. 400m Men's Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo 5:55 a.m. 400m Women's Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo 6:50 a.m. 200m Women's Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo 1:05 p.m. Pole Vault Women's Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo 1:10 p.m. 110m Hurdles Men's Semifinal NBC, Peacock, Fubo 1:25 p.m. Shot Put Women's Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo 2 p.m. 400m Women's Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo 2:10 p.m.

Ethiopian Airlines and TSA Streamline Security for U.S. Travelers with PreCheck ProgramReading Time: < 1 minuteEthiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s leading airline conglomerate, is excited to reveal its collaboration with the U.S. Transport Security Administration (TSA) through the TSA PreCheck program. This initiative offers Ethiopian Airlines’ passengers from the USA an enhanced airport security experience, enabling them to undergo a smoother, more efficient security screening. The addition of TSA PreCheck allows for a more streamlined and faster security process, enabling passengers to navigate through checkpoints quickly, often in under 10 minutes. This service is now available to Ethiopian Airlines’ customers flying from major U.S. cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, Newark, New York, and Washington D.C. Eligible U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents can enroll in the TSA PreCheck Application Program via one of three authorized enrollment providers.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is traveling to Ethiopia to hold discussions with his counterpart Taye Atske Selassie and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday, amid ongoing tensions with Somalia over access to the Red Sea. The diplomatic sources said the issue of access to the Red Sea for economic reasons is high on Ethiopia's agenda. Fidan also met with his Ethiopian and Somali counterparts, when he hosted them in Ankara on July 1. Ankara also enjoys a close economic, diplomatic and military friendship with Somalia. In Somalia, Turkish nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and companies are extensively active in education, energy and finance.

Ethiopia’s Tokyo bronze medalist Gudaf Tsegay has qualified for the final of 5000m at the Stade de France, keeping her Olympic gold pursuit on track. Gudaf, who is bidding for medals in both the 5000m and 1500m, finished fifth in 14:57.84. 56 and Ethiopian-born Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan finished second, while Italy’s Nadia Battocletti was third. Ethiopian Ejgayehu Taye qualified for the 5000m final, finishing 6th in the first heat with a time of 14:57.97. The final of the women’s 5000m is set for Monday, August 5.

Department of StateUnder Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from August 4-8, 2024, to engage on human rights, democratic governance, and humanitarian cooperation. In Kenya, Under Secretary Zeya will meet with senior government officials, civil society representatives, and U.S. exchange alumni to build on the 60-year-strong U.S.-Kenya partnership, including joint efforts to strengthen the rule of law, champion anti-corruption and advance government accountability. In addition to addressing shared solutions to regional and global challenges, she will underscore the importance of freedoms of peaceful assembly and expression, as well as U.S. support for democratic reforms and refugee inclusion. In Ethiopia, Under Secretary Zeya will engage leaders from the Ethiopian government, African Union, and civil society on the protection of human rights throughout Ethiopia, the importance of inclusive, transparent transitional justice, and advancing the protections of refugees, displaced persons, and humanitarian workers. Additionally, the Under Secretary will visit a refugee center providing child protection, education, and health care to underscore U.S. partnerships to support refugees and host communities, as the single largest donor of humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia.

Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG. Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”

"The war started and everything got really bad, but I chose to be strong and focus on my dreams. Eyeru Gebru's passion for cycling is seemingly endless, as is her appreciation for the life it has allowed her to live. Born in the north Ethiopian region of Tigray in the mid-1990s, she will be competing at the Paris Olympics as one of 37 athletes selected for the Refugee Olympic Team. I watched the winners and fell in love," Gebru told BBC World Service Sport. "Then I said: 'OK, I need to work hard and believe in my dreams.'"