Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson makes a winning start to her Olympic 800m title bid as Joshua Cheptegei claims the first track gold at Paris 2024 in the 10,000m.
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson made a winning start to her Olympic 800m title bid as Joshua Cheptegei claimed the first track gold at Paris 2024 in the 10,000m.
World record holder Cheptegei, of Uganda, sprinted clear on the final lap to set an Olympic record of 26:43.14 and clinch the first gold on the eye-catching purple track inside the Stade de France. The French athletes were backed passionately throughout the evening and, in a remarkable moment, the men's decathlon 400m was delayed by loud chants of 'Allez les Bleus' when swimming superstar Leon MarchandBy a combination of her own sustained development and determination, and the misfortune suffered by one of her biggest rivals, Paris represents Hodgkinson's best chance yet of landing global gold after a series of near-misses.
Moraa qualified second in her heat, with her time of 1:57.95 the second-fastest overall behind Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia ."You've got to contend with people giving it their absolute all. You want to conserve energy but at the same time you don't want to make any mistakes. Definitely glad that's done, the semi-finals will be more fun."
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