Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson en route to winning her 800 metres heat (Martin Rickett/PA). Hodgkinson said: “I don’t really like heats. Hodgkinson did not rule out the possibility of all three British women reaching Monday evening’s final, saying: “I don’t see why not. There was just one gold medal up for grabs, in the men’s 10,000m, which was claimed by Ugandan three-time world champion and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei in a new Olympic record-setting 26:43.14. There was a world record of 3:07.41 for the United States team of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown, with GB the third fastest of the field behind the US and hosts France.

Source: Ethiopian News August 03, 2024 08:31 UTC