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Athletics – World Athletics Championship – Men’s 10,000m Final – National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary – August 20, 2023 Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei celebrates with the gold medal after winning the men’s 10,000m final REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo Acquire Licensing Rights
BUDAPEST, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei delivered a devastating last lap to win a third successive World Championship 10,000 metres gold on Sunday despite barely competing over 25 laps in the last three years.
The world record holder over 5000m and 10,000m has had an injury-hit year and struggled to hit his top form but, on a hot, humid night in Budapest he broke clear approaching the bell and stamped his authority over the field with a 53-second last lap to come home in 27:51.42.
Source:Reuters.