– Usain Bolt was the man of the moment once more, completing the second part of his attempted “triple-triple” by winning the 200 metres in 19.78 seconds at the Olympics.
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Argentina beat Belgium 4-2 in the men’s field hockey final, while Germany took bronze.
It saw Ashton Eaton retain his title as world’s greatest athlete.
Not much. But the ever-gracious Eaton is OK with that.
“That is why it’s my last Olympics”, Bolt said. “You can’t write a story like that”.
Eaton has now won successive Olympic and world titles to confirm his status at the best all-around athlete in the world. Eaton held a solid lead throughout but the color of his medal came down to the final event, the 1,500-meter run.
“To win two Olympic golds in a row like Daley Thompson is very special”, Eaton told reporters.
Maybe there was some comfort for Eaton – and loads of other athletes looking for some attention – with Bolt’s suggestion afterward that he’s almost done. “I hope after these Games I will be in that bracket”, – Bolt knows how he wants to be remembered.
Bolt is expected to make his final Olympic appearance Friday in the 400 relay final where he and Jamaica are two-time defending champions.
No kidding. Eaton said he got six hours sleep Wednesday night and Taiwo said he didn’t get any shut-eye.
June 2012: Breaks the world record in the decathlon with 9,039 points as he wins the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene and qualifies for London.
The fourth American gold went to Dalilah Muhammad in the women’s 400 meters hurdles, as she ran a 53.13.
That unofficial title has stuck, and the US has now won 14 gold medals in the event, far more than any other country.
The crowd at a near-full Olympic Stadium was constantly reminded of that, as a series of medal ceremonies started with the words: “O say can you see”.
A banner red, white and blue day at track and field ended Thursday night in a blaze of yellow-and-black at the Rio Games.
Wins his second NCAA decathlon title, then places second in the decathlon at the USA championships to earn a spot in the world championships. The team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Morolake Akinosun qualified with the fastest time after being allowed to rerun alone. The 28-year-old American finished with 8,893 points to match the Olympic mark set by Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic in 2004.He dug deep through the final lap of the 1,500 meters to cross the line third, incredibly matching exactly the Olympic record after 10 events over two days.
“One of the best tweets I saw I think was (comedian) Bill Murray, and he said we should put an “Average Joe” in every event to give a reference”.
Eaton had briefly darted away from the decathlon in the morning session to congratulate Clement as his teammate knelt exhausted in the midday sun after the hurdles final.
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Croatia’s Sara Kolak won the women’s javelin, another first-time Olympic champion like Crouser. Eaton fought back against this critics, asking them, “Have I not represented United States of America well?” and scolding them for trying to shame him.
