Why a 4th-place finish in 10,000m meant as much to Moh Ahmed as 'most Olympic medals'
Fourth place finishes at the Olympics are supposed to be painful.
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Britain's Hodgkinson dominates 800m semi-final
PARIS : Briton Keely Hodgkinson asserted her authority in the Olympic 800 metres semi-finals on Sunday, decisively winning her heat and setting up a battle for gold with Kenya's Mary Moraa and Ethiopia's Tsige Duguma.
Favourites Chemutai, Yavi easily advance in 3,000m steeplechase
PARIS : Ugandan Peruth Chemutai got the defence of her Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase title off on the right track in Paris on Sunday by cruising through the opening heat.
Canada's Moh Ahmed starts 4th Olympics with 4th-place finish in men's 10,000 metres
Moh Ahmed of St. Catharines, Ont., kicked off his fourth Olympics with a fourth-place finish in the men's 10,000 metres.
Uganda's Cheptegei wins 10,000 metres gold
PARIS : Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei won the men's 10,000 metres gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Friday, the first track medal of the athletics programme.
Britons dominate women's 800m heats
PARIS : British athletes dominated two of the six women's 800 metres qualifying heats on Friday with gold medal favourite Keely Hodgkinson looking strong and Ethiopia's Tsige Duguma producing the fastest time of the night.
Hassan starts tough programme with strong 5,000m
PARIS : Defending champion Sifan Hassan took second place in her Olympic 5,000 metres qualifying heat on Friday with a typical last-minute charge to overtake seven women in the home straight and finish a tenth of a second behind Kenya's Faith Kipyegon.
Defending champion Jalolov on course for early clash with Australia's Teremoana
PARIS : Defending super heavyweight champion Bakhodir Jalolov was drawn in the same quarter as Australian Teremoana Junior after the draws for the boxing tournament at the Paris Olympics were made at the North Paris Arena on Thursday.