Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Chaos in both preliminary heats of the men’s 5000m means that the 2024 Paris Olympics final will be a bit more crowded than usual, with 22 runners lining up as opposed to the standard 16.An on-track collision in the first heat caused four runners to fall with less than 100m to go in the race. Heat two saw a smaller collision when one runner fell, and another close call after a cameraman mistakenly wandered onto the track. The incidents led Olympic officials to advance six additional runners. Typically, only the top eight from each heat run in the final.With much buildup to the final event, here’s what you need to know to watch.
Spain’s Thierry Ndikumwenayo (2L), Britain’s George Mills (L) and Refugee Team’s Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (back) fall as other athletes compete in the men’s 5000m heat at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France…
Spain’s Thierry Ndikumwenayo (2L), Britain’s George Mills (L) and Refugee Team’s Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (back) fall as other athletes compete in the men’s 5000m heat at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 7. Who will claim the gold in the 5000m final?
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How to Watch the Men’s 5000m FinalThe men’s 5000m final will be held at 1:50 p.m. EST on Saturday, August 10, at the Stade de France. It will be available to watch on NBC.If you prefer streaming options, you can also tune in at Peacock and NBColympics.com.Which Runners Are Worth Watching?Jakob Ingebrigtsen is favored to win gold. The 23-year-old Norwegian runner is ranked as the top in the world in the 1500m by World Athletics but didn’t medal in the event in a shocking upset on Tuesday. Despite his previous disappointment, he was the fastest runner in the 5000m Olympic preliminaries with a time of 13:51.59 and holds the European record for the distance.Hagos Gebrhiwet is one of three runners competing for Ethiopia. On May 30, he ran the second-fastest 5000m race in history at a Diamond League event in Oslo with a time of 12:36.73. He is known for the 5000m event and earned bronze in the 2016 Games.Team USA’s Grant Fisher earned bronze in the 10000m race this year and is looking to keep the momentum going after advancing to the 5000m final. He holds the North American records for the 5000m and 10000m.Dominic Lobalu is a South Sudanese runner competing for the Olympic Refugee Team. Lobalu won gold at the European Championships in the 10000m event and bronze in the 5000m, competing for his adopted country, Switzerland. If he makes it to the podium, he could make history as the second member of the Refugee Team to earn a medal, after boxer Cindy Ngamba won bronze earlier this week.Why Are There Extra Runners in the 5000m Final?Aggression between Britain’s George Mills and France’s Hugo Hay caused a crash that took down four runners, including Mills, in heat one of the preliminary round.The incident happened after they rounded the last bend of the track in the final lap. Mills fell to the ground and eventually finished 18th, while Hay was able to stay on foot and finish in seventh. Spain’s Thierry Ndikumwenayo, Lobalu and the Netherlands’ Mike Foppen fell after being caught in the aftermath. Hay and Mills got into an altercation at the finish line, but both athletes, along with Ndikumwenayo, Lobalu and Foppen, advanced.An additional athlete, Australia’s Stewart McSweyn, made an appeal to the jury and was also advanced to the final.In the second heat, Team USA contender Abdihamid Nur got caught up in the tight pack of runners and fell just before the final leg of the race, crushing his time and qualifying position. In his fall, he made contact with France’s Yann Schrub, who finished 11th. Olympic officials decided to advance Schrub for a spot in the final, making for a final roster of 22 athletes.
