Overview

• Gressier won the men's 10,000m in 28:55.77, edging Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha (28:55.83) with Sweden's Andreas Almgren third (28:56.02).
• The victory makes him the ninth French athlete to win an individual world title in athletics and only the third European/non‑African to take the world 10,000m after Alberto Cova and Mo Farah.
• Run in heat and humidity at a controlled pace, the race produced a bunched field and the slowest winning time in championship history, favoring strong finishers.
• The upset capped a surge in form that included a Diamond League 3,000m win in Zurich, a European half‑marathon title, and multiple French records.
• He delivered France's first medal of these championships and is expected to contest the 5,000m later in the meet.