Last update on. From the section OlympicsSoufiane E Bakkali wins gold in the men's 3000m steeplechaseKenya's incredible run of success in the Olympic men’s 3,000m steeplechase ended with SoufianeEl Bakkali winning gold on Day 10 of Tokyo 2020.To beat Benjamin Kigen of Kenya and Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma, the 25-year old won the Tokyo medal for Morocco in eight minutes 8.90 seconds.Since 1968, Kenyans have won every Games at which they have participated.El Bakkali, who was overjoyed to hear this, said that he is so used seeing Kenyans win."I have been striving for this prize for many years, and this was my chance to prove that Morocco is worthy of this award."It wasn't easy for me being in front of the Kenyans or Ethiopians. It is hard to be the first one in front of them.Girma, an Ethiopian late-call-up, won silver with Kigen (8.10.38) and bronze, his nation's first medal at Tokyo.
