El Bakkali Secures Olympic Double, Hall Stretches to 400m gold

par This Is Beirut, 08/08 15:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

El Bakkali Olympic Quincy Hall

Morocco's steeplechase king Soufiane El Bakkali on Wednesday became just the third Arab to win double Olympic gold while Jamaica's Roje Stona upset the favorites to claim a memorable men's discus title. In a thrilling 400m final, American Quincy Hall overtook Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith in the final meter to win the 400m and become the ...