"Those last 100 meters were just very surreal." 

Nuguse's late run allowed him to overcome defending Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway for the medal. 

The Netherlands native, who is competing for her home country, placed 12th in the semis to earn a spot in the finals.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – If a high school P.E. teacher hadn’t noticed Yared Nuguse running away from his classmates on sprints to the corner M…

The team beat out Italy for the gold medal.