Ugandan long-distance star Joshua Cheptegei has won Uganda’s first gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
Cheptegei triumphed in the thrilling Men’s 10,000m final in an Olympic Record time of 26:43.14.
He smashed Kenenisa Bekele’s long-standing record of 27:01.17 set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi claimed silver medal with a time of 26:43.44 while USA’s Grant Fisher took bronze.
Meanwhile, Jacob Kiplimo fell off in the final 200m and finished eighth while Martin Kiprotich, the other Ugandan in the race, finished 22nd but posted his personal best of 28:20.72.
With the victory, Cheptegei is now both an Olympic and world champion in the 10000m. He had previously won gold in the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics but settled for silver in the 10,000m.
Cheptegei is also a World Record holder in both the 10,000m and 5,000m.
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