Canada's Ben Flanagan shines in indoor 5,000m, qualifies for Paris Olympics
Ben Flanagan of Kitchener, Ont., set a personal best of 13 minutes 4.62 seconds indoors on Friday at Boston University to meet the automatic entry standard in the men's 5,000 metres for the Paris Olympics this summer.
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![Canadian distance runner Ben Flanagan, pictured competing in the men's 5,000 metres last year at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, ran a personal-best 13:04.62 at the same indoor event on Friday to qualify for his first Olympics this summer in Paris. Canadian men's distance runner competes on an indoor track at the John Thomas Terrier Classic at Boston University in February 2023.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7097230.1706401589!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/flanagan-ben-1180.jpg)
Ben Flanagan of Kitchener, Ont., set a personal best of 13 minutes 4.62 seconds indoors on Friday at Boston University to meet the automatic entry standard in the men's 5,000 metres for the Paris Olympics this summer.