Over at the Stade de France, where the news of the BMX podiums sweep also filtered through to, we’re in the closing stages of the night’s only final, the men’s 10,000m.
There’s a lead group of 13 runners with four laps to go. France’s Jimmy Gressier is dropped with two to go as the pace ups. More riders are getting dropped now.
World record Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda has moved to the front of the pack. They take the bell. Cheptegei is trying to open a gap!
Here they come around the bend. Can he hang on? Has he gone too early?
Still Cheptegei! Here comes Grant Fisher of USA!
Joshua Cheptegei wins gold in a new Olympic record!
It looks like we have a close finish between Fisher and Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia for silver.
Cheptegei 26:43.14, an Olympic record for gold. Aregawi 26:43.44 for silver and Fisher just 0.02 further back for bronze.
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