Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco wins men's 3000m steeplechase gold at Tokyo Olympics

Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco celebrates after winning the men's 3000m steeplechase final at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

TOKYO, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco won men's 3000 meters steeplechase title at Tokyo Olympics on Monday.

Soufiane clocked a winning time of eight minutes and 8.90 seconds. Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia claimed silver with 8:10:38 followed by Benjamin Kigen of Kenya at 8:11:45.