Adrian Wildschutt set an eye-catching South African record in the men’s 10 000m final at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday.
Image: Anton Geyser / Team SA Image: Anton Geyser / Team SAcontinued his rise up ladder of elite track distance runners, with an eye-catching South African record of 26:50.64 in the men’s 10 000m final at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday.With the swimming programme coming to an end, the main focus switched to the Stade de France stadium which is playing host to track and field for the next week.
Day one finished with the lights on as Wildschutt left everything out on the track and after 25 laps of an energy-sapping fast race, he had a bright NR next to his name.in an Olympic record 27:24.25, having sprinted clear of the opposition down the straight for the final time. Seven Africans filled the first 10 places, with Adrian Wildschutt only fading late to 10th place overall.
He had matched strides with the main pack for long periods of the race and he was still right in contention after 7 000m, in fact, occupying fourth spot in 18.46.1. He even felt it was only in the last lap that things got away with him.“I knew I’d have to be really good in the last three, four laps. I moved up and got myself in an amazing position.
“My coach an I discussed things and the plan was to conserve as much energy as possible, know I’d have to run a fast last 1 000m.”
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