PARIS – Weini Kelati’s American Dream has had many chapters — and many high-stakes races — but Friday’s Olympic 10,000m Final at Stade de France might be one of the most meaningful.
In her Olympic debut, Kelati hung with the front pack and shaved more than 51 seconds off her time from U.S. Olympic Trials but succumbed to a furious final-lap kick to finish eighth on the world’s biggest stage, the top American in the race with a 30:49.98 time. She finished a little over six seconds behind Gold Medalist Beatrice Chebet of Kenya (30:43.25), who was followed by Nadia Balocletti of Italy (30:43.35) and Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands (30:44.12) for silver and bronze, respectively.
