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.

Source: Ethiopian News August 02, 2024 23:41 UTC