PARIS — With 300m to go, Canada’s Mohammed Ahmed started to kick. A 10,000-metre Olympic medal, which he had been tantalizingly close to three years ago, was within his reach. But he ran out of gears in a deep field and crossed the finish line fourth in a pack of five, less than a second behind world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda — who won the race in an Olympic-record time of 26 minutes, 43.14 seconds.

With 300m to go, Canada’s Mohammed Ahmed started to kick. A 10,000 metre Olympic medal was within his reach{ai:summary}<p>In the City of Lights, Mohammed Ahmed put the pedal to the metal with 300 meters left, chasing Olympic glory. Just shy of the podium, he finished fourth in a dogfight against five contenders, a whisker behind the world champ who set a blistering Olympic record.</p><p>Yet, it was the dream that slipped away, as fast as a shadow in the night. #sports</p>

Canada's Moh Ahmed finishes fourth in Olympic 10,000-metre race, less than a second back from gold

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