Leading the pack going into the final lap, Ahmed wasn\u0027t able to cling on as the gold medal\u002Dwinning Ethiopian and two Ugandans threw down a brutally quick final…
Ahmed went to the front, ahead of a starry group of Ugandans, Ethiopians and Kenyans, men representing the nations that almost always win the grueling event. He quickly found out he didn’t have the legs on this night to kick with some of the world’s best, and he faded to sixth, one spot back of surprising American Grant Fisher.
Selemon Barega of Ethiopia won the gold medal in a relatively slow time of 27:43.22, holding off Ugandans Joshua Cheptegei, who took silver just .41 seconds behind, and bronze medalist Jacob Kiplimo another .25 seconds behind. They all roared past Ahmed down the stretch.Article content It was his best result by far in the 10,000 at an Olympics, eclipsing his 18th-place finish at London 2012 and the fade to 32nd spot at Rio 2016.
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