Olympics-Athletics-Ethiopia lauds Barega's stunning 10,000m win

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed lauded his compatriot Selemon Barega's stunning victory in the men's 10,000 metres on Friday when he upset world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda to become the new Olympic champion.

Abiy took to Twitter to congratulate Barega, who became the first Ethiopian to win the event since Kenenisa Bekele won his second title in 2008 in Beijing."Congratulations to Ethiopia on winning the first gold medal in the 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics by Barega. I wish good luck to the rest of our competitors. Ethiopia will continue to overcome challenges and win," he wrote https://twitter.com/AbiyAhmedAli/status/1421091415774408709?s=20, pinning the tweet to the top of his page.

Seleshi Bekele, the country's water, irrigation and energy minister, tweeted his congratulations with a photo of Barega draped in the country flag, while Ethiopia's ambassador to the United States Fitsum Arega hoped for more victories to come https://twitter.com/fitsumaregaa/status/1421097265473720325?s=20.

The race didn't have a defending champion this year as Britain's Mo Farah failed to qualify and wasn't in Tokyo to try to win the title for the third time in a row.

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