Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda captures a 10,000-meter masterpiece on opening night at Olympic track

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What a fantastic first day of Olympic athletics at the Stade de France! Joshua Cheptegei from Uganda, the 27-year-old world record holder, won the 10,000 meters in a new Olympic record time of 26:43.14 minutes. 66,500 spectators celebrated the Olympic champion for minutes on end. This will be more days of celebration for athletics ... 500 meters from the finish, Cheptegei made his decisive attack, took the lead and never relinquished it again. O…

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Arriving 13th in the 10,000 m final, the French driver went under 27 minutes for the first time in his career and set a new French record. He even broke the old Olympic record in a race of crazy intensity.

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The Ugandan, who had won gold in the 5,000 in Tokyo 2020 and is the world record holder in this distance, showed his full hierarchy at the Stade de France. The Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi and the American Grant Fisher completed the podium.