By: Washington State Athletic Communications
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- It was a tumultuous day at the Rio Olympic Games for the 41-year-old Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame member Bernard Lagat.
Lagat finished the race in fifth place in a season-best time of 13 minutes 6.78 seconds. Immediately after the race, Paul Chelimo, from Team USA, who crossed the finish line second in a time of 13:03.90, and Hagos Gebrhiwet, from Ethiopia, who cross the line third in a time of 13:04.35, were two of three men in the 5k final DQ'd under IAAF Rule 163.