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Ugandan athlete Joshua Cheptegei happy with Olympic silver on back of enormous pressure

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Joshua Cheptegei & Jacob Kiplimo win silver and bronze respectively in the men's 10,000m final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. [photo courtesy]

World 10,000m record holder Joshua Cheptegei is happy to settle for Olympic silver medal having almost withdrawn due to what he described as “mental pressure.”

The Ugandan star, who also holds the 5,000m world record, could not overhaul Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega, who engaged the afterburners at the bell to cart away gold under the sweltering heat inside the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, on Friday.

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