TOKYO (AP) — American Cole Hocker came to world championships hoping for two medals.

He was only allowed to run for one, and when he won that one Sunday, it felt pretty good.

Hocker, who rose to track fame by winning the Olympic 1,500 last year with an inside charge past the two favorites, got disqualified from that event this week while running the same line in qualifying.

Back on the track for the 5,000, he took to the outside lane for the closing kick and nobody could stop him from there.

Hocker sprinted past a bunched-up group including Isaac Kimeli and 10,000 champ Jimmy Gressier to win in what has been his better race this year, even though he felt he could contend in both.

“Of course I wanted to see how I could do in two events, and I felt like one event was taken from me

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