Selemon Barega of Ethiopia wins the men’s 10,000m title in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Jul 30, 2021
Gold for Ethiopia! Selemon Barega maintains Ethiopia’s fine 10,000m tradition, bursting clear at the back straight and holding off a resurgent Cheptegei, who takes silver, and fellow Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo in bronze.
Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi is fourth, with USA’s Grant Fisher fifth and Canada’s Ahmed sixth.
Ethiopian GOLD Medal winners in the men’s 10,000m at the Olympic Games: MIRUTS YIFTER — Moscow 1980.
HAILE GEBRESILASSE — Atlanta 1996 & Sydney 2000.
KENENISA BEKELE — Athens 2004 & Beijing 2008.
SELEMON BAREGA — Tokyo2020
