Maurice Greene recaps a record-breaking Day 1. Galen Rupp wins the 10,000m and Ashton Eaton dominates the decathlon.
in the pole vault. There were also a pair of medals in decathlon from Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee, and silvers from Galen Rupp in the 10,000 and Leo Manzano in the 1,500 - the first time the U.S. has won anything at those distances since
15 runners knew it. We were going to run against the favorite guy, he was the greatest of all.'' U.S. runner Galen Rupp trains with Farah and finished second to him in the 10,000. He had a charge at the lead late in the 5,000 but faded
events, five more than in 2008, and also have two silvers in long-distance events: Leonel Manzano in the 1,500 and Galen Rupp in the 10,000, the first American medal at that distance since 1968. Among those on the ''Project 30'' panel
from a big pack coming into the final straight and won in 27 minutes, 30.42 seconds, holding off training partner Galen Rupp of the United States, who took silver in 27:30.90. Tariku Bekele finished in 27:31.43 to pick up bronze for
Kenya Bronze: Silas Kiplagat, Kenya 5,000 Gold: Mo Farah, Britain Silver: Isaiah Kiplangat Koech, Kenya Bronze: Galen Rupp , United States 10,000 Gold: Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia Silver: Mo Farah, Britain Bronze: Teriku Bekele, Ethiopia
Kenya Bronze: Silas Kiplagat, Kenya 5,000 Gold: Mo Farah, Britain Silver: Isaiah Kiplangat Koech, Kenya Bronze: Galen Rupp , United States 10,000 Gold: Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia Silver: Mo Farah, Britain Bronze: Teriku Bekele, Ethiopia
performances have done so much to revive distance running in America and usher in a new wave of young talents such as Galen Rupp and Lopez Lomong. Lagat, Rupp and Lomong all easily advanced in the 5,000 meters on Monday night at Olympic track
Updated Jun 25, 2012 9:38 PM ET EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Galen Rupp won the 10,000 meters in the U.S. Olympic track trails Friday, finishing in a meet-record 27 minutes, 25.33 seconds
In other notable races: -- Mo Farah of Britain beat a talented field in the 5,000, including training partner Galen Rupp , who wound up third. -- Sanya Richards-Ross edged world champion Amantle Montsho in the 400. -- Wallace Spearmon