American Rooks won silver, Kenyan Kibiwotu won bronze
Moroccan track and field athlete Soufiane El-Bakkali finished first in the race 3000 meters steeplechase on Olympic Games 2024.
In Paris, he managed to show the same result as three years ago in Tokyo. American Kenneth Rooks and Kenyan Abraham Kibiwot also finished in the top 3, separated by only six hundredths of a second.
At the same time, another representative of Kenya, Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Lameha Girma, the current holder of the world record (7:52.11), was unable to complete the final race. He fell awkwardly, hitting an obstacle with his foot, and had to be carried off the track.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will end on August 11. The competitions will feature 329 sets of awards in 32 sports. Ukraine is represented in Paris by 140 athletes in 23 sports – this is the smallest representation of the blue and yellow during the Olympics.
- 2024 Olympic Games. Paris, France. Athletics. Men. 3000m steeplechase. Final
1. Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco) – 8:06.05
2. Kenneth Rooks (USA) – 8:06.41
3. Abraham Kibiwot (Kenya) – 8:06.47
Source: Sportarena
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