Athletics
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…
Thompson-Herah breaks Olympic record to retain 100m title
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Saturday, 31 July 2021 08:16
Defending champion leads Jamaican clean sweep of the medals and equals the second-fastest time in history Elaine Thompson-Herah successfully defended her 100m Olympic title in astonishing fashion as she broke the Games record to win gold in Tokyo. The woman who achieved the 100m and 200m sprint double in Rio five years ago clocked a remarkable 10.61 (-0.6) – equalling…
Dina Asher-Smith: “I’ve spent four weeks trying to run again”
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Saturday, 31 July 2021 05:29
World champion pulls out of Olympic 200m after revealing she has been battling a serious hamstring injury which almost stopped her reaching Tokyo completely Dina Asher-Smith has decided not the compete over 200m at the Olympics after revealing a major hamstring injury sustained at the British Championships in June almost completely stopped her from competing in Tokyo at all. The…
Athing Mu and a trio of Brits make women’s 800m final
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Saturday, 31 July 2021 06:11
Keely Hodgkinson, Jemma Reekie and Alex Bell sail through semi-finals as Andre De Grasse and Juan Miguel Echevarria also impress in qualifying on Saturday night in Tokyo Such was the quality of the women’s 800m semi-finals it effectively felt like three global finals in 20 minutes as Britain gained an unprecedented three spots in Tuesday night’s final. The first semi…
Poland win mixed relay in an Olympic record
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Saturday, 31 July 2021 07:10
Poles shock the mighty United States in inaugural relay with Britain in sixth place on the second day of the athletics programme in Tokyo The first ever Olympic mixed 4x400m race on Saturday (July 31) in Tokyo saw a clear win for Poland in an Olympic record 3:09.87. Surprisingly, despite their reputation in the long relay, Poland’s women have never…
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