Olympics | Morocco's El Bakkali wins men's 3,000m steeplechase gold at Paris Games
PARIS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali successfully defended his Olympic title by winning the men's 3,000m steeplechase final at the Paris Games on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old crossed the finish line in eight minutes 6.05 seconds, 0.36 seconds ahead of American Kenneth Rooks, who took silver.
Kenya's Abraham Kibiwot secured bronze in 8:06.47.
El Bakkali is the first man to win back-