TOKYO (AP) — Instead of thanking his parents or his coach, the surprise winner of the men’s 10,000 meters at the world championships gave a tip of the cap to the drug police.

Jimmy Gressier of France stunned the field to capture the country’s first gold medal of the championships after the track team was shut out from the top of the podium at the Olympics on home turf a year ago.

Afterward, Gressier thanked the Athletics Integrity Unit, which was formed in 2017 to combat doping in track.

“Today, I beat East Africa,” Gressier said on Sunday night. “Let’s not kid ourselves, you know I’m not picky. The AIU is doing a huge job and it helps to level the playing field a bit more.”

Among AIU’s biggest projects has been bringing federations in Kenya, Ethiopia and other problem countries into c

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