Athletics
Olympic record for Jasmine Camacho-Quinn
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Sunday, 01 August 2021 06:14
Sprint hurdler sizzles in her semi-final as we bring you a round-up of qualifying results from Sunday night in Tokyo Five years ago Jasmine Camacho-Quinn crashed out of her sprint hurdles semi-final at the Rio Olympics after hitting a barrier. The Puerto Rico athlete was still a teenager back then, though, whereas now, aged 24, she is favourite going into…
Yulimar Rojas smashes world triple jump record in Tokyo
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Sunday, 01 August 2021 07:14
Venezuelan promised she was “on fire” going into the Olympics and she delivered in style with a monster leap of 15.67m in the last round Going into these Olympic Games you would struggle to find a hotter favourite than Yulimar Rojas. The triple jumper has been a class apart in her event lately, with the world record looking increasingly likely.…
Gong Lijiao dominates women’s shot put in Tokyo
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Saturday, 31 July 2021 20:20
Chinese athlete wins first Olympic title as she throws PB of 20.58m to beat American Raven Saunders and New Zealand legend Valerie Adams Gong Lijiao was already leading the competition with a best of 19.98m as she stepped out for the penultimate round. She then pretty much sealed victory by breaking the 20-metre barrier. The 32-year-old Chinese athlete threw a…
Lizzie Bird flies into steeplechase final
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Saturday, 31 July 2021 19:43
Bird becomes first Brit to make women’s 3000m steeplechase Olympic final on a Sunday morning in Tokyo full of heats and qualifying rounds With trackside temperatures hovering at 37C, the women’s 3000m steeplechase heats were run in gruelling conditions. It did not slow down the times, though, as Winfred Yavi of Bahrain led the qualifiers with the fastest heat time…
Daniel Ståhl lands historic victory for Sweden in Olympic discus
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Saturday, 31 July 2021 08:09
Giant thrower was joined on podium by training partner Simon Pettersson after first field events final of the Tokyo Games Daniel Ståhl lived up to the mantle of favourite as he took Olympic discus gold thanks to a 68.90m throw in Tokyo on Saturday (July 31). With Swedish team-mate Simon Pettersson earning silver, it was an historic result for the…
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