The 22-year-old Jamaican was comfortably ahead after the last hurdle and finished in 13.05 seconds, ahead of Spain’s Orlando Ortega and France’s Dimitri Bascou, who clocked 13.17 and 13.24 respectively. “But I feel so blessed to even get to this point right here today”.
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But there was a heart-warming story for Japan when 15-year-old Mima Ito, a former child prodigy, won team bronze to become the youngest ever Olympic table tennis medallist. “I didn’t expect that at all”, said a tearful Trott, who also won gold in the team pursuit.
“It’s disgusting, there is a total lack of fair play and I want to stress that the Brazilian (Braz) is not involved at all”, said Lavillenie following the ceremony, where tears could be seen rolling down his face. I didn’t want to go out.
Claye celebrated his silver by proposing to long-time girlfriend, hurdler Queen Harrison.
“I tried my hardest not to let the speed get the best of me because I think”.
With a flurry of fallen hurdles behind him – none of which were McLeod’s – he became the first Jamaican to win the 110-meter hurdles, and he did so in dominant fashion. That left the United States without a medal in the event for the first time in 120 years – with the exception of the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.
That and hard work is what McLeod’s college Coach Doug Case said he got the recent U of A grad the golden hardware, Tuesday night in Rio.
“I’m in awe watching her, and I’ve trained with her for so long”, Raisman said of Biles after the two stepped onto the medal podium. “It’s been an awesome experience and I don’t think I could be more proud of myself”.
But the appeal plainly fell on deaf ears as Lavillenie was subjected to loud jeers and catcalls as he was presented with his medal. Especially four being gold, that’s just unheard of.
Devon Allen finished fifth, and Ronnie Ash was eighth after somersaulting over the finish line. “It was a humbling experience; not that I’m cocky, but it showed that things happen in our sport, especially in this event, you’re never guaranteed a flawless career or race”. “And this is for him just as much as it’s for me”.
Morris, 24, is competing at her first Olympics.
It was Jamaica’s third track and field gold medal of this year’s Olympics. The unbeaten USA (6-0) has dropped just five sets all tournament.
Klishina will compete in the long jump final, one of 16 gold medals on offer on the day.
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Rivals such as Germany’s Kristini Vogel, who beat Briton Becky James into second place in the women’s sprint, wondered why British riders do relatively badly at annual world championships and then clean up at the Olympics every four years.
