Athletics
Massimo Stano conquers the heat to win men’s 20km race walk
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Thursday, 05 August 2021 03:53
Italian wins Olympic title in the searing heat of Sapporo on Thursday morning with silver and bronze both going to Japan Massimo Stano has claimed Italy’s third track and field gold of the Tokyo Games, winning the men’s 20km race walk in 1:21:05 ahead of Japan’s Koki Ikeda and Toshikazu Yamanishi. A sparse Japanese crowd braved the stifling temperatures and…
Jamaicans stun the Americans in sprint hurdles Olympic final
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Wednesday, 04 August 2021 21:36
Hansle Parchment catches Grant Holloway to score a Jamaican victory over the hot favourite on Thursday in Tokyo There was a huge shock in the 110m hurdles as nine years after winning Olympic bronze Hansle Parchment went two places better as he won gold in a season’s best time of 13.04. World champion Grant Holloway went into Tokyo as one…
Portugal’s Pedro Pichardo dominates triple jump
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Wednesday, 04 August 2021 21:48
Former Cuban dominates Olympic final on Thursday with Cuba and Burkino Faso winning the other medals The world leader and two-time world silver medallist Pedro Pichardo finally won the big one as he dominated the triple jump with the three longest jumps as Portugal won their second title in four Games following Nelson Evora’s win in 2004. His 17.98m was…
Ryan Crouser supreme with Olympic record 23.30m
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Wednesday, 04 August 2021 20:53
American successfully defends his title with crushing victory over Joe Kovacs and Tom Walsh in Tokyo With a huge winning throw of 23.30m, Ryan Crouser came within just 7cm of his own world record in the shot put final in Tokyo on Thursday lunchtime. The 28-year-old American won’t mind, though. He successfully defended his Olympic title – winning the crown…
British record for the women’s 4x100m falls
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Wednesday, 04 August 2021 18:46
Asha Philip, Imani Lansiquot, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita smash five-year-old mark in Tokyo Olympics heats Buoyed by the return of Dina Asher-Smith and anchored by in-form Daryll Neita, the British women’s 4x100m team set a national record of 41.55 in the relay heats on Thursday morning in Tokyo. Asha Philip started things off with a bullet start before passing…
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