Athletics
Records fall as Mu and Hodgkinson star in extraordinary Olympic 800m
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Tuesday, 03 August 2021 07:08
Teenagers take top two spots as dominant American lands gold and British youngster eclipses Kelly Holmes’ national mark to win her country’s first athletics medal of the Tokyo Games The records tumbled as Athing Mu won the battle of the teenagers to take Olympic gold in the women’s 800m in Tokyo on Tuesday. The American prodigy front ran her way…
Elaine Thompson-Herah wins fourth individual Olympic gold
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Tuesday, 03 August 2021 07:26
Jamaican completes sprint double with second fastest 200m in history on Tuesday night in Tokyo Elaine Thompson-Herah had already enjoyed a momentous career. She had won three Olympic golds – starting with the sprint double at Rio and before emerging victorious from her big battle in the 100m in Tokyo against world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce after a Jamaican record 10.61…
Mondo Duplantis produces faultless performance to claim pole vault gold
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Tuesday, 03 August 2021 08:01
Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis claims Olympic title and narrowly misses world record in a thrilling men’s pole vault final Mondo Duplantis cemented his status as the world’s best pole vaulter by winning the Olympic title with a height of 6.02m in Tokyo on Tuesday night. The 21-year-old was pushed much of the way by Christian Nilsen of the USA, but when…
Three Brits through to men’s 1500m semi-finals
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Monday, 02 August 2021 20:40
Jake Wightman and Heyward ease through Olympic heats but Josh Kerr squeezes through as fast loser as we bring you qualifying news from Tuesday morning in Tokyo All three Britons advanced in the 1500m heats. It was easy sailing for the Jakes – Wightman and Heyward – but Josh Kerr progressed as one of the fastest losers. In heat one…
Malaika Mihambo wins long jump in Tokyo with last-gasp leap
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Monday, 02 August 2021 21:16
World champion takes Olympic gold after dramatic sixth round effort of 7.00m to pip Brittney Reese and Ese Brume A tense women’s long jump contest on Tuesday morning went down to the wire as Malaika Mihambo of Germany produced an inspired jump in the last round to take a dramatic victory. Mihambo went from third to first place and it…
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