The world’s fastest man is bidding for an unprecedented “triple triple” of gold medals in Brazil, hoping to become the first athlete to win the 100- and 200-meter as well as the 4×100-meter relay title at three consecutive Games.
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It was Bolt’s first race since pulling out of the Jamaican Olympic trials earlier this month with a hamstring injury. I need races, I need more work.
Hours after breaking the 28-year-old 100 metres hurdles record on Friday to avenge failing to make the U.S. Olympic team, the young American revealed there is another race she wants to conquer.
Harrison, who finished sixth in the USA trials after going into the race with the fastest time of the year, collapsed to the track in tears after the clock flashed up her time. Harrison’s compatriots finished 2-4 behind her, with U.S. Olympic Trials champion Brianna Rollins coming in at 12.57, and Rollins’s fellow Olympic teammates Kristi Castlin and Nia Ali finishing in 12.59 and 12.63, respectively.
Muir has always been knocking on the door of Dame Kelly Holmes’ 1500m mark – which had stood at 3:57:90 – but the 23-year-old promptly burst through it with a truly impressive display of front-running.
Also, his timing was way below the season-leading 19.74 set by LaShawn Merritt of the United States of America at the US Olympic track and field trials just a few days back. I always love competing here. None of the top three from last week – including Olympic favourite Caster Semenya – will take part in London. Kendra’s astonishing victory shattered the world record with her time clocked at 12.20 seconds.
Harrison’s face was a picture of shock and joy, but mostly shock, as she began to register the magnitude of her achievement before sinking to her knees on the track where she had won her earlier semi-final in 12.40. He did an excellent job with the interview and we give you some of Harrison’s quotes below.
Harrison set a new world record Friday by running the 100-meter hurdles in 12.20 seconds.
Ohuruogu said: “It is progression, but I kind of wanted a bit more”.
Canada’s Brianne Theisen-Eaton, the world leader in the heptathlon this year, will know that the Briton, who last month recorded her best heptathlon score since London 2012 with 6,733 points, is likely to now be the woman to beat in Rio.
Bolt is going for an unprecedented triple-triple at the Rio Games this summer.
Bolt had received a medical exemption to miss the Jamaican trials – sparking claims from Gatlin who said he got preferential treatment which he would not receive were he American. Our country doesn’t do that, ‘ Gatlin said when asked about Bolt’s inclusion.
“I laughed when I heard it, I was disappointed, especially in Justin Gatlin”. “You had one bad day [at the Trials] but I still knew I had it in me and I just put all my faith in God and just ran as hard as I could today”.
A week on from her victory in Monaco in a new personal best time, there was disappointment for Eilidh Doyle in the 400m hurdles as she struggled over the final barrier to eventually finish fourth in a time of 54.70.
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Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie who is the Olympic champion in the men’s pole vault event, maintained his dominance clearing the bar at 5.90m.
