Kiplimo, of Uganda, competed in the Rio Olympics at the age of 15A conversation among athletics coaches here in Tokyo this week included a bold prediction for the men’s 10,000m final tonight. One of them speculated that of the 25 runners on the start list, there were seven or eight capable of lapping just about everyone else in the field. SponsoredSadly, among those vulnerable are two British runners who have done well to qualify for these Olympic Games but now find themselves facing athletes who actually represent a major shift in the distance-running landscape. Get to the bell before the battle for the medals has been decided and Marc Scott and Sam Atkin would have had a decent night at the office. Mo Farah never worried too much about times, focusing more on major championship races he

Source: The Times July 29, 2021 22:52 UTC