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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>New Olympic men’s 10,000 metres champion Joshua Cheptegei hinted that he is about to retire from the track – minutes after winning gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday.<\/p>\n

The Ugandan set a new Olympic record on his way from turning silver in Tokyo into gold in Paris.<\/p>\n

The 27 year-old also won 5,000 metres gold in Tokyo and is the reigning world 10,000 metres champion.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Morocco beat the United States 4-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Olympic football tournament.<\/p>\n

Soufiane Rahimi, Ilias Akhomach, Achraf Hakimi and Mehdi Maouhoub scored the goals at Parc des Princes that ended U.S. hopes of a football medal at the Paris Games.<\/p>\n

Morocco, who enjoyed fervent support in the French capital, will play Spain in the semi-finals in Marseille on Monday.<\/p>\n

Fermin Lopez scored a goal in each half and Spain beat Japan 3-0 to reach the semi-finals of the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n

Abel Ruiz sealed the win late for Spain, the silver medallist three years ago in Toyko.<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper Hamza Alaa saved a penalty by Marcelo Perez and Egypt defeated Paraguay 5-4 in a shootout to reach the semifinals of the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n

Ibrahim Adel converted the final penalty kick to seal the win for Egypt after the teams had drawn 1-1 in regulation and failed to score in extra time.<\/p>\n

An early goal was enough for France to beat Argentina 1-0 and reach the men\u2019s soccer semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Friday.<\/p>\n

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