QUOTE OF THE DAY
Jakob Ingebrigtsen reflects on his winning 1500m race by saying, “I was a little bit locked on the inside, but it opened quite a big gap. I just tried to stay calm, went for it, caught up. Just an amazing feeling. The contrast in sports is unique. When you succeed, and sometimes have a bad experience. It’s amazing to have this.” On coming back from disappointment in the 1500m, he adds, “Not only in sports, but in life. You feel that you succeed, you’re in a good rhythm, it’s motivation. When you hit a wall, and don’t perform the way you want to, it’s very difficult. But for me, I’m participating in two events in Paris. I got another shot, I just had to make the most of it.”
RESULT OF THE DAY
USA women’s 4x400m relay (Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas, Alexis Holmes) claimed the Olympic title in the second fastest time ever of 3:15.27, only 0.10 behind the WR from 1988 (URS) and with a record margin of 4.23 sec.
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
The Botswanan men’s 4x400m relay (Bayapo Ndori, Busang Kebinatshipi, Anthony Pesela, Letsile Tebogo) delivered an excellent performance, finishing second in the African record time of 2:54.53, only 0.10 sec. behind the winner USA (2:54.43 OR, just 0.14 sec. behind the WR).
MEDALS (43 countries)
USA 14-11-9; KEN 4-2-4; CAN 3-1-1; ESP 2-1-1; NOR 2-1-0; GBR 1-4-5; JAM 1-3-2.
POINTS (75 countries)
USA 322; KEN 101; GBR 100; JAM 70; ETH 67; ITA 65; NED 57; CAN 54; GER 51.
TITLE DEFENDERS
Yes (10): Crouser, Allman, Duplantis, Tentoglou, El Bakkali, McLaughlin-Levrone, Thiam, Kipyegon, USA (2x)
No (30): Stano, Palmisano, Barega, POL (4×400 mixed), Warner, Nowicki, Jacobs, Hassan (2x), Ingebrigtsen, Wlodarczyk, Chemutai, Moon, Stahl, Mihambo, Chopra, De Grasse, Parchment, JAM (4×100 women), Gong Lijiao, ITA (4×100 men), Miller-Uibo, Pichardo, Warholm, Kipchoge, Camacho-Quinn, jointly Barshim and Tamberi, Liu Shiying, Camacho-Quinn, Cheptegei
NC (7): Rojas, Thompson-Herah (2x), Lasitskene, Mu, Gardiner (DNS), Korir
TOP MARKS
WR (3+1): 3:07.41 mixed 4x400m USA (230th WR at Olympic Games); 625 pole vault Duplantis; 50.37 400m hurdles McLaughlin-Levrone, world best 2:50:31 marathon race walk mixed relay ESP (WR not yet set)
OR (13): 3:07.41 mixed 4x400m USA; 26:43.14 10,000m Cheptegei; 625 pole vault Duplantis; 3:27.65 1500m Hocker; 8:52.76 steeple Yavi; 2:50:31 marathon race walk mixed relay ESP; 70.00 discus Stona; 92.97 javelin Nadeem; 50.37 400m hurdles McLaughlin-Levrone; 48.17 400m Paulino; 2:06:26 marathon Tola; 3:51.29 1500m Kipyegon; 2:54.43 4x400m USA
WL (13+1+1): 3:07.41 mixed 4x400m USA; 625 pole vault Duplantis; 8:52.76 steeple Yavi; 43.40 400m Hall; 2:50:31 marathon race walk mixed relay ESP; 92.97 javelin Nadeem; 50.37 400m hurdles McLaughlin-Levrone; 2…
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