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Paris 2024: Kibiwott knows that things will look up soon

Abraham Kibiwot after winning bronze in men's 3000m steeplechase at the Paris 2024 Olympic Game. [AFP]

Though Kenya’s wait to reclaim men’s 3000m steeplechase Olympic title continues, Abraham Kibiwott is somehow a relieved man.

This is after the Commonwealth Games champion finally bagged a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Wednesday night.

While Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali clocked 8:06.05 to retain his gold medal at the Stade de France, Kibiwott produced an improved performance posting a time of 8:06.47 to settle for bronze behind surprise package Kenneth Rooks of the United States (8:06.41). Kibiwott finished 10th at the Tokyo Games.

Youthful Simon Koech (8:09.26) and Amos Serem (8:19.74) finished seventh and 14th respectively in a race that world record holder Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia was stretched off after a fall while clearing a barrier.