Hot favorite Almaz Ayana suddenly slumped in the final stages, allowing Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya to surge past and win the women’s 5,000 meters in an Olympic record on Friday night. That gave Cheruiyot revenge for her second-place finish behind the Ethiopian in the 10,000 meters a week ago. Cheruiyot timed her attack with less […]
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