Double Olympic champion Ashton Eaton threw out a challenge on Thursday to come up with ways to make the decathlon more exciting, suggesting that most spectators fail to grasp the intensity of the arduous event.
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“To win two Olympic golds in a row like Daley Thompson is very special”. The former Duck’s domination in the event is unprecedented; he has won world titles in every non-Olympic year between the two golds, essentially owning the event since the 2012 London Games. I am proud of myself.
Canada has now won five medals in track and field here in Rio. My throwing has been bad In the past, but I really got after the discus and shot here. Since then, he’s captured successive World Championships in the event and Friday’s gold; Eaton also won the heptathlon at the Indoor Championships in 2011, 2014 and this past March.
Usain Bolt from Jamaica celebrates winning the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter final ahead during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 18, .
Warner, who had beaten the 28-year-old Eaton in the 100m with an Olympic best time of 10.3 seconds as well as in the 110m hurdles, snagged the bronze.
The women’s 400m hurdles was won in decisive fashion by Dalilah Muhammad of the U.S., who finished five metres clear in 53.13 as Sara Slott Petersen took the silver medal in a Danish record of 53.55. Warner ran faster – 13.58 – as the Canadian trimmed Eaton’s lead to 103 points.
Eaton finished with an Olympic-record 8,893 points, 59 points better than silver medalist Kevin Mayer of France.
After an appeal, The U.S. team was granted the opportunity to re-run their race and needing to beat China’s time of 42.70 to advance, the American quartet easily did. She burst off the starting blocks and didn’t tire despite her blistering pace, finishing in 53.13 seconds to take home a first-place finish in her first Olympics. I put my hope and trust in my coach and it paid off.
Even better, Crouser broke an Olympic record that had stood since 1988 with his winning throw.
“If I can get a good night’s rest after the semifinals, it’s possible”, Bolt promised, who sailed into the final in 19.78s. He finished the final event – the 1,500 metres- in fourth place in a time of four minutes 24.90 seconds.
Likewise, Stanford product Ekaterini Stefanidi now ranks first in the women’s pole vault competition after clearing 4.60 meters in Thursday’s qualifications.
The event concludes later on Thursday with the javelin and 1,500 metres.
“We are making history out here”, Muhammad said of the USA team’s gold rush.
When Warner competed at the Olympics in London he was raw and inexperienced. “What else can I do to prove to the world I am the greatest?” “It was different. Running without any competition is just odd, but I think we are good”.
Earlier in the evening Caster Semenya was the fastest qualifier for Saturday’s 800m final in 1min 58.15sec.
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Today’s 400-meter relay final is all that’s left now between Bolt and a historic triple of three gold medals at three straight Olympics.
