Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Olympic 3000m Steeplechase Gold
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published August 02, 2021 | 06:00 PM
Tokyo, Aug 2 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Aug, 2021 ) :Morocco's Soufiane el Bakkali won men's Olympic 3000m steeplechase gold on Monday, breaking a Kenyan stranglehold on the event dating back to 1984.
El Bakkali, a two-time world medallist, produced a well-timed last-lap sprint to clock 8min 08.90sec, with long-time leader Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia taking silver in 8:10.38.
Kenya's Benjamin Kigen claimed bronze in 8:11.45.
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