SANTIAGO, Chile — Most of the top track and field athletes in the world are taking a much deserved vacation since September. With the Pan American Games running so late in the sport's calendar, opportunities came for other competitors who are enjoying their time in Chile as they win some medals to take back home.
Mexico’s Fernando Martinez wins the gold medal in the men’s 5000-meters final at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old Kasey Knevelbaard is the unofficial winner of the 5,000-meter race — a Mexican runner is protesting after he finished first and was later disqualified. The athlete from California clocked 14 minutes, 47.69 seconds in the cold Santiago weather, almost two minutes longer than the American record set by Grant Fisher last September in Brussels.