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English Woman's Journal - No Olympic double tilt as Cheptegei pulls out of 5,000m

No Olympic double tilt as Cheptegei pulls out of 5,000m

SPORTS 06.08.2024
No Olympic double tilt as Cheptegei pulls out of 5,000m
No Olympic double tilt as Cheptegei pulls out of 5,000m / Photo: Martin BERNETTI - AFP

Newly-crowned Olympic 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei will not defend his 5,000m title in Paris, he announced on Instagram Tuesday.

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"I'm so proud of having won Olympic gold in the 10,000m," said Cheptegei, who won silver in the event in the Tokyo Games.

"So proud for Uganda. After the world junior 10,000m title, three times the world 10,000m titles, the world 10,000m record, this gold medal in an Olympic record time completes my collection.

"After discussing with my team, we've decided it's best not to compete in the 5,000m."

Heats for the 5,000m are scheduled for Wednesday, with the final slated for Saturday.

L.MacDonald--EWJ

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