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Kenya’s wait for 10,000m title continues as Barega strikes gold

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Rodgers Kwemoi, Mohammed Ahmed of Canada and Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda in action REUTERS

Kenya’s wait for a 10,000m men gold at the Olympics will continue after Rhonex Kipruto, Rodgers Kwemoi and Weldon Langat failed in the latest bid.

The Kenyan trio worked hard against an Ethiopian and Ugandan onslaught at the 2020 Olympics Games at Tokyo Stadium on Friday but Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega sprinted to a gold medal with Ugandan’s Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo taking the other medals on offer.

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