Athletics
One down, two to go for Sifan Hassan
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Monday, 02 August 2021 07:22
Dutch runner wins first of three possible Olympic golds in the women’s 5000m on Monday in Tokyo after an earlier fall in her 1500m heat When Sifan Hassan fell heavily at the start of the last lap of her 1500m heat on Monday morning, her three-way Olympic plan looked shaky. Yet she got up and still won that race before…
Sifan Hassan survives heavy fall in 1500m heat
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Sunday, 01 August 2021 19:36
The treble is still on for the Dutch athlete after she picks herself up from the track after being tripped to qualify for next round, while there is drama in the women’s 200m heats too Sifan Hassan’s ambitious plan to tackle the 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m at the Tokyo Games was briefly hanging by a thread on Monday morning in…
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn storms to sprint hurdles gold
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Sunday, 01 August 2021 20:23
Puerto Rico athlete wins her country’s first ever Olympic gold in track and field as she clocks 12.37 to beat world record-holder Keni Harrison After her Olympic record of 12.26 in the semi-finals, there was anticipation that Jasmine Camacho-Quinn might break the world record of 12.20 in the final. It wasn’t that fast in the end but the 24-year-old nevertheless…
Miltiádis Tentóglou snatches gold from Cubans in final round of long jump
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Sunday, 01 August 2021 20:41
Greek athlete’s last round jump wins Olympic title on countback from Juan Miguel Echevarría and Maykel Masso in Tokyo It was not the most exciting long jump contest for most of Monday morning as it appeared Cuba were sailing to an easy one-two. But both their athletes, world indoor champion Juan Miguel Echevarría and Maykel Masso, injured themselves in the…
Katie Snowden: “The 1500m can be tactical and that’s what makes it exciting”
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Sunday, 01 August 2021 15:05
Double British women’s 1500m bronze medallist on making her Olympic debut in Tokyo, the tactical nature of championship racing and Dina Asher-Smith’s speech Katie Snowden is preparing for her first ever Olympics and after having completed 12 races in 2021, including three Diamond Leagues, her preparation is such that she has already raced against medal favourites Faith Kipyegon, Sifan Hassan…
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