Glory Smile for Yared Nuguse as He Defends His Millrose Games Title With Gold

American distance runner Yared Nuguse has emerged victorious in yet another racing event. The 24-year-old participated in the 116th edition of the Millrose Games to defend his Wannamaker event title. While Nuguse faced some great and healthy competition at the event, the final win belonged to him.

Yared Nuguse also neared the world record in his bid to retain his Millrose Games crown. A social media post declared the results of the Millrose Games event and showed the impressive feat achieved by Nuguse. In fact, he left his competition behind by almost the same margin he fell shy of the world record.

NBC’s Travis Miller tweeted the result of the Wannamaker Mile at the Millrose Games on X. The tweet carried the caption, “Mile facility record for Nuguse! 👍 #MillroseGames. (1) 3:47.83🇺🇸Yared Nuguse (FR). (2) 3:48.66🇺🇸Hobbs Kessler (PB). (3) 3:48.93🇬🇧George Mills. (4) 3:49.62🇬🇧Adam Fogg (PB). (5) 3:51.92🇺🇸Casey Comber (PB).” 

Yared Nuguse was ahead of the second runner, who finished second by 0.83 seconds. Likewise, the American athlete missed overtaking the world record by 0.82 seconds. Although Nuguse couldn’t be the fastest on the course, he secured the bragging rights for another world record. After his Millrose Games feat, he is now the only person in the world to shatter the 3:48 barrier twice. 

Yared Nuguse has been delivering one big result after another and hoisting the American flag higher and higher with every race. It is hard to believe that he wasn’t a runner at a point and wanted to pursue a career in chemistry. Now, he has become one prominent face of American distance running. Moreover, he is also heading to Paris to take his first shot at an Olympic gold medal.

Millrose Games champion to become an Olympic Champion?

Yared Nuguse participated in the men’s 5000m run at the 2024 Boston University Terrier Classic. The young lad didn’t just try his hardest and achieve a new personal best of 13:02.09, he also qualified for the Paris Olympics. The Millrose Games champ bagged the third position and gained three seconds over the Olympic qualification mark of 13:05.00.

Speaking about this feat to Citius Mag, Nuguse said, “I’m feeling pretty good. Coming into this race I didn’t really have expectations of getting a standard or anything. Kind of just come out with the boys and see what happens. Really tough race obviously but I’m happy with how I did it, how I come away with my third, and the time I got.”

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While the Millrose Games victor came third while qualifying for the race, he is still one of the biggest contenders for Paris. After all, he defeated the Budapest WAC champion, Josh Kerr, at the Zurich Diamond League to win the gold medal. Do you think Nuguse has what it takes to become an Olympic Champion?

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