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Tokyo Olympic Games: ‘Track & Field’

. Athing Mu of the USA wins gold in the women’s 800 metres

Times of all finalists:

1) Athing Mu (USA) – 1:55.21
2) Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) – 1:55.88
3) Raevyn Rogers (USA) – 1:56.81
4) Jemma Reekie (GBR) – 1:56.90
5) Wang Chunyu (CHN) – 1:57.00
6) Habitam Alemu (ETH) – 1:57.56
7) Alex Bell (GBR) – 1:57.66
8) Natoya Goule (JAM) – 1:57.66

– Mu of Team USA becomes Olympic champion in the women’s 800m

Keely Hodgkinson finished second in the women’s 800m final to break Kelly Holmes’ British record and become Team GB’s first Olympic medallist in the event since 2004, in a race that featured three British women in an Olympic final for the first time ever.

Hodgkinson broke a long-standing record that Holmes had held since 1995. Her time of 1 minute and 55.88 seconds smashed Holmes’ record of 1:56:21.

Jemma Reekie and Alexandra Bell also broke their own personal bests to finish fourth and seventh respectively.

– Keely Hodgkinson took the silver medal in the women’s 800m in a new British record time

. USA’s Joe Kovacs gets ready to throw in the men’s shot put qualification

. Malaika Mihambo (Germany) takes gold in the women’s long-jump

The tense final went down to the wire as Mihambo produced an inspired last-gasp jump to win the event and snatch gold away from USA’s Brittney Reese, who held a slim lead going into the final round. Jazmin Sawyers and Abigail Irozuru, both of GBR, missed out on the medals.

Reese, a multiple global world champion, had a best jump of 6.97m while Nigeria’s Ese Brume, who finished with bronze, also jumped the same distance as the American but Reese held top spot due to her second best mark being superior to Brume’s.

– The German snatched Olympic glory at the last second of the tense final with a huge 7m jump
– Mihambo (right) is congratulated by USA’s Brittney Reese, who finished with the silver medal
– Sawyers, 27, from Stoke-on-Trent, finished eighth with a best jump of 6.80m

. Karsten Warholm (Norway) wins gold in the men’s 400m hurdles and sets a new World Record

Warholm cleared away from USA’s Rai Benjamin in the closing 20 metres to stop the clock at an utterly astounding 45.94 obliterating his previous world record time.

Quite a remarkable performance – one of the greatest the Olympic Games has ever seen – and a remarkable race for that matter. Warholm was the star turn, of course, but silver medalist Benjamin ran an area record of 46.17, bronze medalist Alison dos Santos (BRA) did the same in 46.72 and area records or national records were run all the way down to seventh place.

This race will be talked about for years to come. A time of 45.94 seconds would be competitive in some races on the flat over 400m. Outstanding to break 46 seconds in the hurdles event over 400m.

– Warholm pips America’s Benjamin Rai to gold in a final that will live long in the memory
– Karsten Warholm after his stunning victory in the men’s 400m hurdles final. Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA
– Warholm poses alongside his world record achievement in Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium

. Bednarkek runs 20.01 in the heats of the 200 metres

Tongues were wagging after the running of the sixth heat as USA’s Kenneth Bednarek cleared away in a sizzling time of 20.01. In his wake was a runner-up, Yancarlos Martinez, who set a new Dominican record, and four other men who ran seasonal best times. Hugely impressive sprinting.

Team GB’s Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (20.56) was one of those sprinters but he finished fifth and won’t be progressing beyond this stage.

– Kenneth Bednarek of the USA ran 20.01 seconds in the sixth heat of the men’s 200m
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