Tokyo Olympics.Ahmed ran in a time of 12:58:61. Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda took gold with a time of 12:58:15 and American Paul Chelimo claimed the bronze.Ahmed had hung in the middle of a tight pack of runners for much of the race, but managed to sprint on the last lap to challenge the leaders.Another Canadian, Justyn Knight, came in seventh place.
While you were sleeping - How Canada performed at Tokyo Olympics Thursday, Friday It’s Canada’s first Olympic medal in the men’s 5,000, and it’s fitting that Ahmed delivered it.The 30-year-old runner from St.
Catharines, Ont., has blazed a trail for Canadian distance runners on the global scene in the past few years.His bronze in the 5,000 at the 2019 world championships in Doha, Qatar, was the.