{"id":14941,"date":"2021-07-31T13:16:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=14941"},"modified":"2021-07-31T13:11:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T13:11:23","slug":"cheptegei-expected-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/cheptegei-expected-gold","title":{"rendered":"Cheptegei expected Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Joshua Cheptegei is one of the biggest sports personalities in the world presently. He is expected to win every race he competes in. While finishing second in yesterday\u2019s 10,000m final delivered Uganda\u2019s first medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the long-distance runner is not satisfied. Ethiopia\u2019s Selemon Barega upset the world champion and world record holder Cheptegei to claim 10,000m gold in Tokyo\u2019s first athletics final.<\/p>\n

World 5,000m silver medalist Barega surged clear on the final lap\u2019s back straight and refused to be reeled in, winning in 27 minutes 43.22 seconds at the empty Olympic Stadium. Cheptegei responded sluggishly to Barega\u2019s initial break, but finished second, 0.41 seconds back. Jacob Kiplimo took the bronze as Uganda managed a 2-3 finish.<\/p>\n

As he reflected on the race, Cheptegei laid bare his aspirations for Gold. Speaking after the race, Cheptegei said: \u201cI have two feelings. One is that I\u2019m very happy to have won an Olympic silver medal today and I would say that this is really special for me as a world-record holder and as a world champion.\u201cBut the other side of me is really not satisfied with the result because I came here expecting to win gold, but you never know how someone has prepared and you just have to be grateful and thankful to God that you had the best opportunity of being on the podium.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pressure<\/b><\/p>\n

Did the pressure and expectation also affect his race? \u201cI had a little pressure because I\u2019d never won an Olympic medal,\u201d Cheptegei said. \u201cI\u2019ve been having some challenges mentally, some challenges injury-wise. At one point I thought maybe I needed to refresh my mind and stay with family and wait until the next season. But if I had, I would not have the Olympic (silver) medal.\u201d<\/p>\n

His mixed feelings are a stark contrast to those of the race winner \u2013 Barega. The 21-year-old 5,000m world silver medalist champion had held back for much of the 25-lap race before he kicked for home on the last bend, overtaking Cheptegei, to cross the line first at the Olympic Stadium.<\/p>\n

It was an all-African podium finish. \u201cI was able to achieve the gold medal because I was not participating in other competitions, and I was able to focus on achieving the gold medal in this Olympics,\u201d said a delighted Barega after the race.He added that he would now consider running in the 5,000m final: \u201cI\u2019m very ready to run but I\u2019m not sure about what the Olympics and the Federation will say, but if they allow me, I am really ready to compete.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kissa sprints<\/b><\/p>\n

It had looked for much of the race like Cheptegei was likely to cross the line first. He had help from his teammate Stephen Kissa, 25, who, acting as pacemaker, set a blistering opening few laps and soon had a 100m lead.There was a further 100m gap with the rest of the field but by the eighth lap Cheptegei began to edge forward and by the half-way point he was in fourth place behind Kissa. With just four laps to go he was in the lead, but the rest of the pack were by now close behind. Kenya\u2019s Rodgers Kwemomi, 24, overtook him, but he fought back and with three laps to go he was back in control at the front of the pack.<\/p>\n

But with other athletes jostling for position Canada\u2019s Ahmed Mohammed, 30, who finished sixth, made a late charge followed by Barega who managed to push through the formidable field for a sensational late surge to cross the line first.The first 11 athletes of the 23 that finished the race, all crossed the line in under 28 minutes. In fourth place was Ethiopia\u2019s Berihu Aregawi, 20, on 27:46.16, followed by USA\u2019s Grant Fisher, 24, on 27:46.39.<\/p>\n

CAST OF 10000M OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS<\/b><\/p>\n

TOURNAMENT WINNERS<\/b><\/p>\n

TOKYO 2020 Selemon Barega (ETH)RIO 2016 Mo Farah (GBR)LONDON 2012 Mo Farah (GBR)BEIJING 2008 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)Athens 2004 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)Sydney 2008 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)Atlanta 1996 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)Barcelona 1992 Khalid Skah (MAR) Seoul 1988 Brahim Boutayeb (MAR)Los Angeles 1984 Alberto Cova (ITA)Moscow 1980 Miruts Yifter (ETH)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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