Joshua Cheptegui added the Olympic 5000m title to his world record in a race which was just short of achieving a Games best time.
The Ugandan was forced to settle for silver in the 10,000m, but made amends by winning the shorter distance in 12:58.15, less than half a second slower than the Olympic record set by Kenenisa Bekele in 2008.Cheptegui finished ahead of Canada’s Mohammad Ahmed and Ameican Paui Chelimo to succeed Mo Farah as champion.
Peruth Chemutai became the first Ugandan woman to win an Olympic medal as she took gold in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase on day 12 of the Tokyo Games.
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