3000M S’CHASE
KENYA took its ninth consecutive Olympic gold in this event, or the 11th if you do not include Games they boycotted. This was courtesy of Conseslus Kipruto, who beat American Evan Jager to gold in an Olympic record of 8:03.28.
“I knew nobody was going to catch me, so I started celebrating in the finishing straight,” said Kipruto.
It was Kipruto’s first major senior title after silver medals at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships. For Jager, who pushed the pace in the latter stages, it was the United States’ first Olympic medal in this event since Brian Diemer won bronze in 1984, although the 27-year-old’s podium success in Rio followed that of US team-mate Emma Coburn in the women’s ’chase.
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About Athletics Weekly
RIO 2016 COVERAGE
6 Introduction and medal table
MEN
8 200m
10 1500m
12 5000m
14 3000m s’chase
16 110m hurdles
17 400m hurdles
18 High jump
19 Triple jump
20 Shot put
21 Hammer
22 Javelin
24 Decathlon
26 50km walk
28 Marathon
30 4x100m
31 4x400m
WOMEN
34 200m
36 800m
38 1500m
40 5000m
42 100m hurdles
44 400m hurdles
45 High jump
46 Long jump
48 Pole vault
49 Discus
50 Javelin
51 20km walk
52 4x100m
53 4x400m
NEWS
56 Chris Thompson’s tribute to Mo Farah
57 Coach tips Andy Butchart for podium
58 Danny Talbot pleased with 2016
60 Jess Judd switches coaches
PERFORMANCE
62 Sports science news
64 Athlete Insight – Jake Wightman
66 ‘Overspeed’ training for sprints
RESULTS & FIXTURES
68 Results round-up, including Manchester
International and BMC Stretford Grand Prix
77 What’s On – fixtures guide
REGULARS
82 DIP FINISH