“ Extremely disappointed, ” grumbled Cole Hocker after being barred from competing in the men’s 1500m final in Tokyo earlier this week. The “jostling” rule that brought about the decision by the World Championships authorities divided the track and field community, and the 2024 Olympic gold medalist was obviously livid about the matter. Thankfully, on the last day of the tournament, the Indianapolis native got to redeem his slip-up with style.

On Sunday, Cole Hocker became only the second American to win the 5000m world title. At the National Stadium, the 24-year-old crossed the finishing line in 12:58.30 to narrowly defeat Belgium’s Isaac Kimeli (12:58.78) and lay claim to the gold in the men’s final on the last day of the World Championships. And with that, Hocker also managed to ma

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