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The Tokyo Olympic Stadium already has its first champion, full of a final in strenuous conditions, due to humidity levels, above 90%.

Running 10,000 meters is thus a torment.

For this reason,

Selemon Barega was

not too disturbed when he observed how

Stephen Kissa

, the long distance runner who had to make a very fast race for the interests of Uganda

, escaped

.

He was hunted by Ethiopians and Kenyans, and the test began to define itself, very tactical, with no one to change the pace until Barega did.

The Ethiopian was unattainable in a tremendous finale, pursued by

Joshua Cheptegei

and

Jacob Kiplimo

.

Uganda, the third power on the continent to reach the bottom, had to settle for silver and bronze.

He lost the African war.

The mark was not good (27: 43.63), but that does not matter here.

Import gold.

Much slower than in London 2012 (27:30) and Rio (27:05), the situation benefited anyone with a better finish.

It could have been Cheptegei, but the decision was made in time by Barega, who was already leading the race.

The Ugandan lacked meters.

The Ethiopian ran in 2:25 the last 1,000 and in 53.9 the final 400, a very high pace for the outcome of a 10,000.

Now you must decide if you also face the 5,000.

Carlos Mayo

, a Spaniard in the test, stayed in the group until almost the end, when the pace made it untenable.

His thirteenth post is meritorious in an African preserve.

The Spanish

The opening day of the stadium did not start well for the Spanish, with the withdrawal of

Fernando Carro

in the 3,000 obstacles due to injury. Running for running is not worth it. Instead, it brought the classification of

Natalia Romero

, in the 800 repechage, and, especially, that of

Ana Peleteiro

in triple, one of the candidates for the podium in a test in which gold is not disputed to the Venezuelan

Yulimar Rojas

.

The Spanish only had to make two jumps to earn the classification, marked at 14.40.

In the first it went up to 14.37 and in the second it reached 14.62, which is its best outdoor mark.

"I have felt very good, the track is fantastic, now to rest," said the Galician, who will face the final in an optimal state.

The 4x400 mixed relay, a new event in the athletics program at the Games, also entered the final after disqualifying the United States and Dominican Republic quartets.

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