♦ Karsten Warholm wondered everybody to cracking world record in 400m hurdles. Norwegian sensation clocked an unbelievable 45.94 in the morning session final, ahead of Rai Benjamin and Alison dos Santos, both renews area records, too.
♦ 400m hurdles final suddenly turns a modern classic in athletics. Six athletes finished under 48 seconds, producing highest-ever quality in any kind of track race.
♦ Warholm became eighth athlete to break 400H World record in Olympics history, first since 1992 Barcelona.
♦ Elaine Thompson-Herah became first female athlete to complete double-double in Olympic sprints (100/200 gold in consecutive games).
♦ Thompson-Herah clocks 21.54, second-best in all-time and Jamaican record.
♦ Christine Mboma of Namibia, breaks third World U20 record in three consecutive races with 21.81, the mark brought her a precious silver medal.
♦ American emerging star Athing Mu displayed one of the brightest performances on track as securing 800m titles with 1:55.21 American record. Keely Hodgkinson, another 2002 born talent, breaks 1:55.88 NR as well to grabbing silver.
♦ Polish thrower Anita Wlodarczyk celebrated her third Olympic gold medal in hammer throw and became first female to had three gold in the same event.
♦ World champion Dianne Price has fallen short in the hammer throw final where she finished eighth, more than seven-and-half-meter less from this year’s best.
♦ Malaika Mihambo brought the long jump title to Germany first time since 2000. She clinched the title with very last jump over Brittney Reese.
