Brilliant Cheptegei completes set with 10,000m gold

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PARIS -- World record holder Joshua Cheptegei claimed the Olympic 10,000 meters title he so desperately wanted on Friday when he found a late surge to win a fantastic race and take the Games' first track gold.

The 27-year-old Ugandan, who took silver in Tokyo and gold over 5,000m, produced a devastating last 600 meters to come home in 26:43.14 -- knocking 18 seconds off Kenenisa