00:00He thought that he had a chance at winning, but as his legs collided with the Belgian runner
00:04halfway through the race, he slammed into the ground. However, Lasse Viren quickly sprang back
00:09to his feet and continued fighting to stay in the race. At this point, there were only 12 laps into
00:14the 25 lap 10,000 metre race. But before the other runners could even make another lap around the
00:20track, Lasse had already clawed his way back into the group. Despite the energy Lasse was forced to
00:25waste, he still managed to stay with the other runners right up until the final lap. He was
00:30understandably exhausted, but he didn't slow down. Instead, he pushed even harder. Emile Putemans,
00:36whose leg had caused Lasse's fall, responded, desperately chasing him into the final lap.
00:41But no matter how hard Emile tried, Lasse continued breaking away, nervously looking over his shoulder,
00:47desperate to keep the other runners off his tail until... Lasse Viren hadn't just won gold. He'd
00:53crossed the line in a time of 28 minutes, 38.4 seconds. A new world record.
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