Olympic gold medallist Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco claimed his second consecutive world championship title in the men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase on Tuesday. The 27-year-old held off world record holder and Olympic silver medallist Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia to win in eight minutes 3.53 seconds and then laid down in the water hazard in celebration on a humid night at …
The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in men’s 3000m steeplechase in the Hungarian capital: Soufiane El Bakkali Soufiane El Bakkali is the reigning World, Olympic and Diamond League champion in men’s 3000m steeplechase. This season, El Bakkali has won all three …
Come every Olympics, there are a few golds that are as good as decided. Kenya were denied victory in the 3000m steeplechase in arguably the biggest upset on track for its sheer history of dominance, ending a run of victories in nine consecutive Olympics, starting with 1984 Los Angeles. TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS DAY 10 BLOG So, when Morocco’s Soufiane el …
