Kibiwot wins 3,000m steeplechase bronze, Bakkali retains title
Bronze medallist Abraham Kibiwot of Kenya celebrates after the Steeplechase final on August 7, 2024.
What you need to know:
- World record holder Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia tripped over a barrier on the last lap and landed hard on the track, lying motionless long after the race had finished before medical staff carried him off on a stretcher.
Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali retained his Olympic men's 3,000 metres steeplechase title on Wednesday as American Kenneth Rooks took silver and Kenya's Abraham Kibiwot claimed bronze.
El Bakkali held his arms out wide as he crossed the finish in eight minutes 6.05 seconds to become the first back-to-back winner of the event since Finland's Volmari Iso-Hollo in 1932 and 1936.
World record holder Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia tripped over a barrier on the last lap and landed hard on the track, lying motionless long after the race had finished before medical staff carried him off on a stretcher.
Simon Kiprop Koech came in seventh position after timing a season's best time of 8:09.26, while Amos Serem finished in 14th position after clocking 8:19.74.
Earlier, in the 400m hurdles men’s semifinal, Kenya’s Wiseman Were finished fifth in the third heat after clocking 49.22sec to miss out on a final spot.
