Cheptegei entered Olympus 10,000 with his Oregon World Cup gold

Joshua Cheptegei He can now boast of being the 10,000 double world champion. defended in Oregon your title of Doha and rise to Olympus far away, there where the greatest is. A success achieved only then by three such legends Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele and Mo Fara. Cheptegei He has the world record, but they are also Olympic champions, a title escaped to Ugandan in Tokyo where he won silver (he won gold at 5,000).

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Cheptegei won with 27’27 ”43 in a slow and tactical race that inspired the Spanish in the first bars Charles May. The Aragonese set the tone for the first eight laps, aware of his weakness in the face of the fast -paced race marked by the Africans. Mayo remained in the lead in the group until, with five more laps, the Ugandans began to pull. The group split and the Spaniard gave the meter while in the group of the best the local fought Grant Fisher, the jewel of American finance and the great hope of confronting African power. National record holder for 5,000 and 10,000 meters and trains in Oregon.

The race was decided on a busy final lap that ended in 53 seconds and where Cheptegei He led from start to finish without giving his rivals a chance. From the back, the emotion was maintained until the very end, with the Olympic champion Selemon Barega, which looks like silver, nailed to the last meters. the kenyan Stanley Hunting is second with 27’27 ”90 and jacob kiplimowho last year broke the half marathon world record, was bronze with 27’27 ”93. Fisher He won medals in his fourth place with 27’28 “14.

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