Women's 10,000-meter final ends with sprint to finish, Olympian taken off on stretcher
Posted on AllSides August 9th, 2024
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In a scary scene during the 10,000-meter final, one of the runners was taken off on a stretcher as the race continued on. PARIS, France — The women's 10,000-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics clocked in at more than 30 minutes, but ended with a near photo finish. Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet raced through the finish line with a time of 30:43.25 to claim her second gold medal of the Paris Olympics. She finished just ahead of Italy's Nadia Battocletti and Netherlands' Sifan Hassan. Chebet became just the third woman...