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After Winning 10,000m, Joshua Cheptegui Pulls Out Of 5,000m In Paris Olympics 2024
Cheptegui won silver in the 10,000m event at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Joshua Cheptegui after winning gold in 5000m at Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP
Newly-crowned Olympic 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei will not defend his 5,000m title in Paris, he announced on Instagram Tuesday. "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.
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