♦ Soufiane El Bakkali ends Kenyan supremacy in 3000m steeplechase as secured Morocco’s ninth Olympic glory in athletics.
♦ Sifan Hassan bounced back from morning session topsy-turvy 1500 metres heat, wins rain-hitting 5000 metres final on evening. Brought first athletics gold to Netherlands since 1992.
♦ Miltiadis Tentoglou wins men’s long jump by “second best mark” over Cuban Juan Echavarria after 8.41 metres tie in the end. This one became closest ever LJ gold medal contest ever at the Olympics.
♦ Jasmine Camacho-Quinn struck to gold in morning session after 12.37 finish in 100m hurdles. The 25-year old became first-ever Puerto Rican to win athletics gold.
♦ United States finally secures their first athletics gold in 14th event concluded. Valarie Allman, one of the in-form throwers in the discipline, grabbed the gold in the rain-pouring final.
♦ Two-time defending champion Sandra Perkovic marked 65.01 in discus final as finished off the podium.
♦ Some injuries hits today’s jumping events: World champion long jumper Tajay Gayle contested in the final with injury, marked two fouls and modest 7.69m. Second and third-placed Cuban Juan Echevarria and Maikel Masso also passed their some attempts due to in-competition injuries. In women’s PV, American Sandi Morris left off from the field with tears after her heart-broken thigh injury which ousted her from the Olympics.
♦ Men’s 400 metres final list determined after three high-quality semis. 2012 Olympic champion Kirani James ran superb 43.88 to became first athlete ever in history to make three 400m Olympic final.
♦ Women’s 200 metres heats & semis held today. Namibian sensations Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi took their berths in final. Mboma clocked double World U20 record, 22.11 and 21.97!
♦ 100 metres champion Elaine Thompson equalled 200m best in semis (21.66) and registered to final on following her quest about sprint double.
♦ 100 metres bronze medallist Shericka Jackson was eliminated from 200 metres in heats by very marginal way. She clocked 23.26 by ease on the last meters and dropped fourth in finish-line. Third placed Italian Dalia Kaddari also clocked 23.26 but overcomes Jamaican rival by only 0.004 secs.
