What a be a better start for Canadian Mo Ahmed than snatching a medal on Day 1 of Track and Field at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? Well, nothing beats it in an athlete’s world but is this possible? Let’s take a look at the start list then analyze whether it is possible or not.
10000m Start List Final Men Tokyo 2020 Olympics
| Bib Number | Name | Personal Best | Season Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2695 |  JPN ITO Tatsuhiko | 27:25.73 | 27:33.38 |
| 1748 |  ERI KIFLE Aron | 27:09.92 | 28:00.55 |
| 3943 |  USA KLECKER Joe | 27:23.44 | 27:23.44 |
| 1198 |  BEL KIMELI Isaac | 27:22.70 | 27:22.70 |
| 3925 |  USA FISHER Grant | 27:11.29 | 27:11.29 |
| 3711 |  UGA CHEPTEGEI Joshua | 26:11.00 | |
| 1418 |  CAN AHMED Mohammed | 26:59.35 | |
| 3595 |  THA TUNTIVATE Kieran | 27:17.14 | 27:17.14 |
| 1860 |  ETH AREGAWI Berihu | 26:50.37 | 26:50.37 |
| 3714 |  UGA KISSA Stephen | 27:26.46 | 27:26.46 |
| 2035 |  GBR ATKIN Sam | 27:26.58 | |
| 2781 |  KEN KWEMOI Rodgers | 26:55.36 | 27:05.51 |
| 1804 |  ESP MAYO Carlos | 27:25.00 | 27:25.00 |
| 2782 |  KEN LANGAT Weldon | 27:24.73 | 27:24.73 |
| 1867 |  ETH KEJELCHA Yomif | 26:49.34 | 26:49.73 |
| 1939 |  FRA AMDOUNI Morhad | 27:23.39 | 27:23.39 |
| 2416 |  ITA CRIPPA Yemaneberhan | 27:10.76 | |
| 2684 |  JPN AIZAWA Akira | 27:18.75 | |
| 1861 |  ETH BAREGA Selemon | 26:49.46 | 26:49.51 |
| 3942 |  USA KINCAID William | 27:12.78 | 27:12.78 |
| 2065 |  GBR SCOTT Marc | 27:10.41 | 27:10.41 |
| 3712 |  UGA KIPLIMO Jacob | 26:33.93 | 26:33.93 |
| 3525 |  SUI WANDERS Julien | 27:17.29 | |
| 1099 |  AUS TIERNAN Patrick | 27:22.55 | |
| 2778 |  KEN KIPRUTO Rhonex | 26:50.16 | 27:11.01 |