Moroccan runner Sofiane El Bakkali won gold in the 3,000 meters steeplechase at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Al-Bakali (28) finished the race with a time of 8:06:05 minutes, leaving the silver medal to American Kenneth Rooks, 8:06:41, and the bronze medal to Kenyan Abraham Kibute, 8:06:47.
The double Olympic champion said in a statement to beIN Sports after the race: “I thank my colleague Tendoft, who I asked in the middle of the race to do something specific, and he intervened at the right moment, and you saw his reaction.”
Al-Bakali retained his title at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, covering the distance in a time of 8:08.90 minutes.
