ris ▁and ▁his ▁team mate ▁Y om if ▁Ke jel cha ▁got ▁the ▁jump ▁on ▁Far ah ▁and ▁Ch el imo ▁going ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁lap ▁and ▁Ch el imo ▁was ▁running ▁virt ually ▁even ▁with ▁Far ah . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁purs uit ▁of ▁event ual ▁winner ▁Ed ris , ▁both ▁had ▁to ▁we ave ▁around ▁Ke jel cha ▁then ▁s print ▁for ▁the ▁line . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁championship ▁track ▁race , ▁Far ah ▁again ▁beat ▁Ch el imo ▁across ▁the ▁line , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁much ▁closer , ▁bare ly ▁a ▁half ▁meter ▁separ ating ▁the ▁two , ▁Ch el imo ▁getting ▁bronze . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁USA ▁Ind oor ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championships ▁ ▁Ch el imo ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 0 m ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁USA ▁Ind oor ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championships ▁held ▁in ▁Al bu quer que , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁race ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 7 : 5 7 . 8 8 , ▁thereby ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁World ▁Championships . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁he ats ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Ind oor ▁Championships , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁vict ims ▁of ▁a ▁sp ate ▁of ▁dis qual ifications ▁at ▁that ▁meet . ▁ ▁After ▁appeal , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁All - A th let ics ▁Paul ▁Ch el imo ▁bi ography