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The Latest: Lagat wins 5,000 heads to fifth Olympics

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on the run-up to the Summer Olympics (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):

9:50 p.m.

At age 41, Bernard Lagat made his fifth — and most unexpected — Olympics by winning the 5,000-meter final at track trials.

The American record holder was considered a long shot to make the team, but finished in 13 minutes, 35.50 seconds.

Joining him in Rio will be Hassan Mead and Paul Chelimo, who nudged out a sprawling Eric Jenkins by .06 for the last spot.

Galen Rupp held the lead late but faded over the last 800 meters and finished ninth.