“It feels like silver, but I’m totally OK with silver”, said Jager, the first American to medal in the event since Brian Diemer in 1984. He’s a young kid, he’s great.
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It was another good day for U.S., who claimed a total of nine medals – two of them gold, while Japan moved up the ranking with a trio of golds in the women’s freestyle wrestling.
The American – twice banned from the sport for doping – won the 100m silver behind Bolt on Sunday but could only finish third in his semi in a time of 20.13secs after was beaten on the line by Panama’s Alonso Edward (20.07secs) and Churandy Martina of Netherlands (20.10secs).
The evening’s most entertaining theatre came, as usual, from Bolt, who will go for his eighth Olympic gold medal Thursday.
Women’s semifinals, U.S. versus Serbia, noon ET: The U.S. women’s team faces Serbia and looks for its third straight Olympic final appearance.
“I was watching the 100m and when I crossed the line Steve Cram said I am immortal now”.
JOKES ASIDE! Usain Bolt and Andre De Grasse seem to be talking much more than running in their 200m semi-final heat last night.
Channel 7 commentator and Olympic gold medal pole vaulter Steve Hooker couldn’t believe it when he saw Gatlin pull up early. They didn’t have to wait long, with Neymar scoring 15 seconds into the game.
Reigning Olympic and world champion Ashton Eaton of the US leads halfway through the decathlon.
After Wednesday’s events that culminated with the 400 meters, Ashton Eaton is on top with a pillowy 121-point lead over Germany’s Kai Kazmirek and 132 points on Canada’s Damian Warner. Also, Caster Semenya races in the women’s 800 semifinal heats, as she looks to better the silver medal she won in London four years ago.
Darya Klishina, the only person from her country allowed to compete in track and field at the Rio Olympics, reached the long jump final, but was eliminated after three attempts. Stratton, 26, produced her best jump of 6.74m in the fourth round.
“I’m going to eat a pizza”, said Bartoletta, when asked how she’d celebrate.
“But that’s a good thing I suppose that I’m not satisfied with that and I will go and push on”.
The Jamaican, who has already retained the 100m Olympic title he’s owned since Beijing in 2008, ran his semi-final in 19.78 seconds.
Emphatically stopping a stretch of three straight close games, the Americans advanced to the semifinals by sprinting past Manu Ginobili and Argentina, 105-78 on Wednesday night.
“I definitely think I can try for the world record”, said the sprinter, whose current record in the 200 stands at 19.19 seconds.
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“Now, it’s (about) executing right, running the corner efficiently, and coming in the straight and running the ideal race”, he said.
