Men’s 100m
Andre de Grasse (Canada) was the fastest in the heats with a 9.91 ahead of Lamont Jacobs (Italy). The big surprise was Trayvon Brommel (United States) failing to finish top three in his heat, instead relying on being a fastest loser. Fred Kerley (United States) took the victory in the first semi with a 9.96 ahead of De Grasse. Zharnel Hughes (Great Britain) took the win in semi-two despite a poor start ahead of Enoch Adegoke (Nigeria). Su Bingtian (China) set an Asian record, winning the semi in 9.83, with Ronnie Baker (United States) running the same time. Jacobs set a European record as a fastest loser with Akani Simbine (South Africa) also joining them. Hughes with a massive false start in the final was disqualified. Jacobs would set a European record with a 9.80, with Kerley in second and De Grasse winning bronze. All three run personal best times. Baker tightened over the last 30m to only finish fifth behind Simbine.
🥇Lamont Jacobs 🇮🇹
🥈Fred Kerley 🇺🇸
🥉Andre De Grasse 🇨🇦
Men’s 200m
Kenneth Bednarek (United States) went fastest in the heats with a 20.01. There were some surprises as Kyle Greaux (Trinidad and Tobago), Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Great Britain) and Julian Forte (Jamaica) all went out. There was also disappointment for Britain as Adam Gemili (Great Britain) pulled up with a hamstring injury. Knighton won the first semi, looking ridiculously chilled to run 20.02 ahead of Rasheed Dwyer (Jamaica). Aaron Brown (Canada) won the second semi-final in 19.98 ahead of Joseph Fahnbulleh (Liberia). Noah Lyles (United States) was third after a dramatic slow down before the line. Andre De Grasse (Canada) was the fastest winning semi-final two ahead of Bednarek. At halfway Bednarek looked to have the advantage over Brown. Lyles came through but would suffer over the final 200m and it was De Grasse who would come through to take the victory.
🥇Andre De Grasse 🇨🇦
🥈Kenneth Bednarek 🇺🇸
🥉Noah Lyles 🇺🇸
Men’s 400m
In the heats, five men went under 45 seconds led by Michael Cherry (United States). The story came as Randolph Ross (United States) fastest in the world let up over the final few metres of his heat, only to be passed and not finish in one of the fastest time spots. Kirani James (Grenada) led the first heat with a 43.88 ahead of Anthony Zambrano (Colombia) who started slow but also went under 44 seconds to set an area record. In the third heat, it was Cherry who entered the home straight with a big advantage and took gold ahead of Christopher Taylor (Jamaica). The third semi was the toughest of the four, but Steven Gardiner (Bahamas) cruised home to victory ahead of Michael Norman (United States). Machel Cedenio (Trinidad and Tobago) and Wayne Van Niekerk (South Africa) both missed out on the final. In the final, Norman took the start out fast but by the 300m mark it was Gardiner and James. Gardiner would come through with his languid running style as the other two started to slow. James would hang on to bronze whilst Norman was run out.
🥇Steven Gardiner 🇧🇸
🥈Anthony Zambrano 🇨🇴
🥉Kirani James 🇬🇩
Men’s 800m
Ferguson Rotich (Kenya) run the fastest 800m Olympic time outside a final in the opening round with a 1.43.75 dragging Peter Bol (Australia) and Elliot Giles (Great Britain) to good times. In the first heat Bryce Hoppel (United States) led them out. Patryk Dobek took a win with a fast final 100m ahead of Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir (Kenya). Marco Arop (Canada) led the second semi in a quicker first 400m. Arop could only go backwards, with Peter Bol taking the win ahead of Clayton Murphy (United States). Giles took the third semi out in a fast split. Rotich took the win in the semi running 1.44.04 ahead of Amel Tuka (Bosnia). Isaiah Jewett (United States) and Nijel Amos (Botswana) tangled legs with 150m to go, taking both of them out. Amos was brought back into the final. At halfway it was a slow pace led out by Bol. Rotich never looked to have the pace at 250m and went backwards in the field, being shuffled back into sixth with 150m. As others faded, he began to work his way through the field but Korir had too much of a gap for him to catch up.
🥇Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir 🇰🇪
🥈Ferguson Rotich 🇰🇪
🥉Patryk Dobek 🇵🇱
Men’s 1500m
The first heat was won by Ismael Debjani (Belgium) ahead of Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya). The second heat was won by Abel Kipsang (Poland) but the most notable news was Marcin Lewandowski (Poland) missing out following a trip but was reinstated following an appeal. The third heat was led out by Stewart McSweyn (Australia) with a fast early pace, but it was Jake Heyward (Great Britain) who came through to win. Jake Wightman (Great Britain) would take the first semi-final over Cheruiyot. Lewandowski and Ayanleh Soulemani (Djibouti) would pull up on the final lap with injuries. In the second semi-final, McSweyn went out hard but would hold onto fifth. Abel Kipsang (Kenya) won the semi in an Olympic record. In the final Jakob Ingebritsen (Norway) would take the race out, which drew Cheruiyot to the front and into the lead at 400m. McSweyn would be hanging onto the front two with a lap remaining, ahead of Kipsang and Kerr. McSweyn would struggle down the back straight, only going backwards. At the 200 mark, it was Cheruiyot who began to go backwards, Ingebritsen pouncing into the lead, setting an Olympic record. Kerr would come through and almost catch the Kenyan but take bronze.
🥇Jakob Ingebritsen 🇳🇴
🥈Timothy Cheruiyot 🇰🇪
🥉Josh Kerr 🇬🇧
Men’s 5000m
With a lap to go in the opening heat, it was a big group of 13. The opening heat was won by Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli (Kenya) ahead of Mohammed Ahmed (Canada) with Mohamed Katir (Spain) taking the second. In the final Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda) set off at a fast pace, looking to run the kick out of some of the opponents. The pace began to slow in the third kilometre. With three laps to go, it was a group of ten bunched together with Kimeli setting the pace. Milkesa Mengesha (Ethiopia) was next to take a move but at 400m it was Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) who would lead, with Katir losing touch. Kimeli was on the shoulder of Cheptegei down the back straight but was unable to get past. Mohammed Ahmed (Canada) was the fastest finisher but was unable to catch up to Cheptegei.
🥇Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬
🥈Mohammed Ahmed 🇨🇦
🥉Paul Chelimo 🇺🇸
Men’s 10000m
Stephen Kissa (Uganda) took a big early lead but in the overwhelming heat in Japan was soon reeled in by Selemon Barega (Ethiopia) and Rhonex Kipruto (Kenya) and the pack was back together. It was an even pace but Kissa soon dropped out. With two laps to go, it was a large pack of ten, led by Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda). It was Barega who put in the first serious attack with 400m to go and a pack of eight. Cheptegei struggled with the initial burst, a race was not run to suit. Instead, it was Barega leading Berihu Aregawi (Ethiopia) and Mohammed Ahmed (Canada) with the two Ugandans left in the race behind them. It was Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda) who started to pass the others but Barega had gone. Cheptegei slowly wore down his teammate to take silver.
🥇Selemon Barega 🇪🇹
🥈Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬
🥉Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬
Men’s 110m Hurdles
Grant Holloway (United States) ran the fastest heat with a 13.02, proving himself to be the clear number one. Orlando Ortega (Spain) and Sergey Shubenkov (Russia) both did not start in their heats. In the opening semi-final, Ronald Levy (Jamaica) finished first to take the win ahead of Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (France). Daniel Roberts (United States) was fifth in the heat meaning he would miss out on the final. Devon Allen (United States) impressed in the second semi ahead of Aurel Manga (France). Grant Holloway would take the second semi ahead of Hansle Parchment (Jamaica). In the final, Holloway got away fastest but would incredibly fade and Parchment would come through to take gold. It happened around the sixth hurdle where his lead begin to come back and if the race went any further he may have missed a medal completely.
🥇Hansle Parchment 🇯🇲
🥈Grant Holloway 🇺🇸
🥉Ronald Levy 🇯🇲
Men’s 400m Hurdles
In the heats, Abderrahman Samba (Qatar) qualified fastest ahead of Alison dos Santos (Brazil) and Jaheel Hyde (Jamaica). In semi-final one Karsten Warholm (Norway) was down on Rai Benjamin (United States) around the bend, but Warholm came home to win. In the second semi, Samba led but hit two barriers hard. Dos Santos got the win ahead of Samba. With Jaheel Hyde (Jamaica) leading the final semi-final, he smashed into a hurdle and found himself on the floor allowing Kyron McMaster (US Virgin Islands) to come through and win. Warholm would attack from the off leading Benjamin with 100m to go. Benjamin would put the pressure on with two hurdles to go and Warholm added an extra step, allowing him to push off and run away from Benjamin. It was a ridiculous world record, setting a time of 45.94. He was followed by Benjamin who would have also smashed the world record.
🥇Karsten Warholm 🇳🇴
🥈Rai Benjamin 🇺🇸
🥉Alison dos Santos 🇧🇷
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
Lamecha Girma (Ethiopia) qualified for the final with the fastest time, winning the first heat ahead of Ryuji Miura (Japan). Abraham Kibiwot (Kenya) won the second heat whilst it was Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco) in the third. The slow pace would see Leonard Bett (Kenya) miss out on qualifying for the final. At 2000m it was Girma ahead of Getnet Wale (Ethiopia), Kibiwot, Benjamin Kigen (Kenya) and El Bakkali. El Bakkali passed the two Kenyans by the bell, but Girma had stolen a bit of a march. It was the jumping of the Moroccan which gave him a great edge and he broke the Kenyan dominance. In third Kigen, managed to pass Wale after the Ethiopian tripped with 200m to go.
🥇Soufiane El Bakkali 🇲🇦
🥈Lamecha Girma 🇪🇹
🥉Benjamin Kigen 🇰🇪
Men’s 4x100m Relay
Jamaica would win the opening heat ahead of Great Britain. The second heat was won by China with the United States finishing sixth and failing to make the final. The start from Great Britain had them in the lead and at halfway it looked like Italy, Britain, China and Canada. When they started the final straight Britain led Italy, with China and Jamaica slightly ahead of Canada. Filippo Tortu would slowly reel in Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and take the gold, with a dip on the line, edging him by 0.01 second. Andre De Grasse would overcome both Jamaica and China to claim bronze.
🥇Italy 🇮🇹
🥈Great Britain 🇬🇧
🥉Canada 🇨🇦
Men’s 4x400m Relay
In the opening heat, it was Trinidad and Tobago leading Botswana and the United States at the end of the first lap. At the halfway stage the United States handed over first ahead of Botswana and Italy. The United States would come home first with Botswana behind them. Trinidad and Tobago would pinch third. In the second semi, Poland would beat Jamaica home ahead of Belgium. Botswana led at the changeover ahead of the United States and Trinidad and Tobago. The United States would take over the lead in the second lead but six were within a second. The Netherlands went into third on that leg whilst Trinidad and Tobago headed backwards as the runner was injured. The United States would go clear to take gold and Netherlands would take silver ahead of Botswana.
🥇United States 🇺🇸
🥈Netherlands 🇳🇱
🥉Botswana 🇧🇼
Men’s Marathon
It was a competitive start, with 50 men still within 10 seconds of the lead after 10km. Shura Kitata (Ethiopia) was the first big name to depart the race, pulling up injured just before that mark. It was still over 30 at the half marathon mark. By the 30km mark, the field began to look more elite as eleven men remained within the five-second mark. It was in the next 5km where Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) would come to the fore. By the 35km stage, he had opened up a gap of 27 seconds over a group that included compatriot Lawrence Cherono (Kenya), Ayad Lamdassem (Spain) and Bashir Abdi (Belgium) with Abdi Nageeye (Netherlands) a further three seconds back. Kipchoge would only extend the gap heading to the finish line whilst second and fourth were separated by four seconds.
🥇Eliud Kipchoge 🇰🇪
🥈Abdi Nageeye 🇳🇱
🥉Bashir Abdi 🇧🇪
Men’s 20km Walk
The first 2km saw most racers start at the same pace. By 4km, Wang Kaihua (China) and Sandeep Kumar (India) had a slight advantage on the pack. By the 6km mark, they had a 16-second advantage over Francesco Fortunato (Italy). By halfway, Kaihua was on his own with Kumar back in twelfth. Behind him by ten seconds were Toshikazu Yamanishi (Japan), Massimo Stano (Italy) and Koki Ikeda (Japan). Heading into the 12km mark, the gaps had closed. By the 14km, it was a group of eight, which was down to four at 16km. Stano, Ikeda, and Yamanishi were still there, with Alvaro Martin (Spain) joining them. The original trio had moved away at 18km and they would be the medalists, with Stano taking the win by nine seconds.
🥇Massimo Stano 🇮🇹
🥈Koki Ikeda 🇯🇵
🥉Toshikazu Yamanishi 🇯🇵
Men’s 50km Walk
Yohann Diniz (France) and Luo Yadong (China) took a 30-second advantage after 5km. At 15km Yadong was still out in front but Diniz had visited the toilet and dropped back in the field. By 20km, Yadong was also back in the main field. At 30km, David Towala (Poland) had opened up a small gap from the main field. By 35km, the gap has opened up to more than 90 seconds over the closest chasing group. By 40km it was almost three minutes ahead of a group of eight. The gap was maintained ahead of the 45km mark with five others, seemingly battling for the medal positions. It was coming down to Jonathan Hilbert (Germany), Marc Tur (Spain), Joao Vieria (Portugal), Masatora Kawano (Japan) and Evan Dunfee (Canada). Towala would slow over the final five kilometres, his gap only being 36 seconds at the finish line. That came over Hilbert and Dunfee a further fifteen seconds back.
🥇David Towala 🇵🇱
🥈Jonathan Hilbert 🇩🇪
🥉Evan Dunfee 🇨🇦
Men’s High Jump
Thirteen men qualified with a 2.28m. Perhaps the most notable names to miss out were Andriy Protsenko (Ukraine) and Mateusz Przybylko (Germany). Eight men cleared 2.27m in the final, with a perfect card. Mutaz Barshim (Bahrain) was first to clear 2.30 followed by Maksim Nedasekau (Belarus) but he did have an earlier fault. Brandon Starc (Australia), Woo Sanghyeok (South Korea), Django Lovett (Canada) and Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) all also cleared 2.30 to continue with their perfect cards. With the bar at 2.33, Barshim sailed over. Nedasekau followed him, although his earlier fault left him behind and Tamberi also cleared comfortably. Sanghyeok went over on his second attempt along with Mikhail Akimenko (Russia) and Juvaughn Harrison (United States). Starc made it seven by joining them on his third attempt. Barshim went over 2.35 at his first attempt followed by Tamberi. Starc and Sanghyeok also went over on their first attempt but were behind given past mistakes. Barshim continued his flawless round with a 2.37 leap. Nedasekau was one of the men who passed after a fail on 2.35 but went over 2.37. Just like Barshim, Tamberi cleared the first time. Neither man could clear 2.39 and they agreed to share the gold before sharing a passionate embrace.
🥇Mutaz Essa Barshim 🇶🇦
🥇Gianmarco Tamberi 🇮🇹
🥉Maksim Nedasekau 🇧🇾
Men’s Pole Vault
Only two men qualified with perfectly clean scorecards, Bo Kanda Lita Baehre (Germany) and Christopher Nilsen (United States). Sam Kendricks (United States) was ruled out due to covid regulations. Seven men went vaulted 5.80m in the final. Nilsen and Thiago Braz (Brazil) were first to go over 5.87m. Armand Duplantis (Sweden) would skip it and vault 5.92m on his opening attempt. Nilsen would follow over on his second attempt. He would go over 5.97m on his first attempt but would be followed by Duplantis. Duplantis went over 6.02m very comfortably again. A world record attempt was up next and he almost went over 6.19m on the first leap looking like he could do it comfortably. His next two leaps would not get him to that height again.
🥇Armand Duplantis 🇸🇪
🥈Christopher Nilsen 🇺🇸
🥉Thiago Braz 🇧🇷
Men’s Long Jump
Three men hit the qualifying standard led by a massive 8.50 from Juan Miguel Echevarria (Cuba). Miltiadis Tentoglu (Greece) and Yuki Hashioka (Japan) met the qualification standard. Tajay Gayle (Jamaica) landed 8.14 but limped out of the long jump pit. Echevarria landed an 8.09 in round one to lay down a marker. His lead did not hold the first round as Tentoglu went to 8.11m. To end the first round was Maykel Masso (Cuba) who led with 8.21. That would remain until the third round when Echevarria went out to 8.41. Gayle had fouled his first two attempts and an extra cautious approach to the takeoff saw him miss out on being in the first eight at halfway. Juvaughn Harrison (United States) would use his fifth jump to reach 8.15m, only for Tentoglu to match that, going ahead on count back. Masso would pass on his third, fourth, fifth and sixth jumps. In the final round, Eusebio Caceres (Spain) went out to 8.18m. Tentoglu jumped out to 8.41, allowing him to take the lead on count back. Echevarria was unable to make a sixth jump having skipped the fifth as well due to injury.
🥇Miltiadis Tentoglu 🇬🇷
🥈Juan Miguel Echevarria 🇨🇺
🥉Maykel Masso 🇨🇺
Men’s Triple Jump
Five men hit the qualification standard but it was Pedro Pichardo (Portugal) who most impressed with a 17.71m. The other automatic qualifiers were Necati Er (Turkey), Zhu Yaming (China), Cristian Napoles (Cuba) and Yasser Mohamed Triki (Algeria). Pichardo would set the bar in the opening round at 17.61m. Triki would follow with a 17.30m but Yaming went into second with a 17.41m. In the second round, Triki would go into silver medal position with a national record of 17.42m. In the third round, Pichardo would extend his lead to a national record of 17.98m. Will Claye (United States) would move into second with a 17.44m only for Hugues Fabrice Zango (Burkina Faso) to jump out to 17.47m meaning second and fifth were separated by only 6 centimetres. Yaming was next to improve, jumping 17.57m in the fifth round.
🥇Pedro Pablo Pichardo 🇵🇹
🥈Zhu Yaming 🇨🇳
🥉Hugues Fabrice Zango 🇧🇫
Men’s Shot Put
Ryan Crouser (United States) was one of six automatically qualifiers, although he was the only one to go over 22 metres. Behind him, other qualifiers were Tomas Walsh (New Zealand), Mesud Pezer (Bosnia), Darlan Romani (Brazil), Zane Weir (Italy) and Mostafa Amir Hassan (Egypt). In the final, Ryan Crouser went straight into a big lead with an effort of 22.83m. Joe Kovacs (United States) would go next best with a 22.19m. In the second round, Walsh would throw 22.17m, whilst Crouser would show his dominance with an effort of 22.93m. Kovacs had improved to 22.65m in round four to consolidate his silver but had no answers for Crouser. Crouser would finish with his best throw yet, an Olympic record of 23.30m. His worst throw of the day was 22.54m.
🥇Ryan Crouser 🇺🇸
🥈Joe Kovacs 🇺🇸
🥉Tomas Walsh 🇳🇿
Men’s Discus Throw
Only one man hit the qualification distance in Daniel Stahl (Sweden). Behind him was Andrius Gudzius (Lithuania) with Piotr Malachowski (Poland) and Lawrence Okoye (Great Britain) likely disappointed to not make it. Matthew Denny (Australia) led the opening round with a 65.76. Lukas Weisshaidinger (Austria) snatched the lead at the start of round two with 66.65. Daniel Stahl (Sweden) would finally come to the party, throwing 68.90. Weisshaidinger extend to 67.07 but no one else moved in round three. Round four saw Kristjan Ceh (Slovenia) move into fourth with a 66.05. In round five he improved to 66.62 to put himself in bronze medal position only for Simon Pettersson (Sweden) to throw 67.39 and go into silver medal position. No one improved in the final round.
🥇Daniel Stahl 🇸🇪
🥈Simon Pettersson 🇸🇪
🥉Lukas Weisshaidinger 🇦🇹
Men’s Hammer Throw
Wojciech Nowicki (Poland) took first place in qualification with a 79.78. Also qualifying automatically were Quentin Bigot (France), Mykhaylo Kokhan (Ukraine), Rudy Winkler (United States) and Eivind Henriksen (Norway). The story of qualification was Pawel Fajdek (Poland). His first two throws left him in a precarious position for qualification but a third throw of 76.46m was seen as probably enough to qualify. In the opening round, it was Nowicki with a massive personal best of 81.18m to put the pressure on the rest of the field. Henriksen went into second with a 79.18m only for Kokhan to throw 80.79m. Wojcicki would improve to 81.72m. Again Nowicki would improve, with an 82.52m throw. Henriksen would go out to 80.31m, setting a Norwegian National record and moving into third. Fajdek would turn up in the fifth round with a throw of 81.53m only for Henriksen to go out to 81.58m.
🥇Wojciech Nowicki 🇵🇱
🥈Eivind Henriksen 🇳🇴
🥉Pawel Fajdek 🇵🇱
Men’s Javelin Throw
Neeraj Chopra (India) threw furthest in qualifying 86.65 but was joined automatically by six other men. Johannes Vetter (Germany), Lassi Etelatalo (Finland), Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan), Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) and Julian Weber (Germany) all went over 83.50m. Straight away Chopra went into the lead with a massive 87.03m in the opening round and improved to 87.58m in the second. Julian Weber (Germany) followed in second with an 85.30m. In the third round, facing elimination, Vitezslaw Vesely (Czech Republic) would throw 85.45m. Heavy favourite Vetter would not even make the final eight throwers. Vadlejch was next over 85m, going second with 86.67m.
🥇Neeraj Chopra 🇮🇳
🥈Jakub Vadlejch 🇨🇿
🥉Vitezslaw Vesely 🇨🇿
Men’s Decathlon
Damian Warner would set a decathlon best of 10.12 in the 100m with Ashley Maloney (Australia) also clearing 1000 points. It was an Olympic decathlon best of 8.24m in the long jump leaving him on 2189, 206 ahead of Maloney. Vitaly Shuk (Belarus) went furthest in the shot put. Nikles Kaul (Germany) would go over 2.11m in the high jump, a massive jump matched by Maloney with Kevin Mayer (France) back on 2.08m. Maloney was comfortably fastest with a 46.29 ahead of Pierce Lapage (Canada). That meant Warner led overnight by 81 points of Maloney, with Lapage a further 112 back. Mayer lay in fifth, 382 points down. Warner would win the 110n hurdles ahead of Mayer. Jiri Sykora (Canada) would win the discus but Warner would once again beat Mayer. With three events to go, he led Mayer by 453 points, his closest contender was Maloney, only 251 back. Maicel Uibo (Germany) led the pole vault phase with 5.30m, 20cm more than any other competitors. The gaps of Warner would slightly erode, he led Maloney by 221 and Mayer by 315. Mayer would throw a personal best of 73.09m in the javelin, to give himself a chance in the 1500m, having closed the point gap go 214. Mayer was nowhere near his best in the 1500m though and it left it clear for Warner to take victory with an Olympic record 9018.
🥇Damian Warner 🇨🇦
🥈Kevin Mayer 🇫🇷
🥉Ashley Moloney 🇦🇺
Women’s 100m
There were some incredibly fast times in the heats. Marie-Josee Ta Lou (Ivory Coast) set an African record of 10.78. Elaine Thompson (Jamaica) cruised to 10.82 with three national records being set. Tori Daniels (United States) edged out Dina Asher-Smith (Great Britain) and Murielle Ahoure (Ivory Coast) in the best heat. The completion of the semis changed as Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) was disqualified following a positive test for HGH. In the first semi, Asher-Smith got a brilliant start but ended up being run out into third. Thompson again made it look easy with a 10.76. Ta Lou took the second semi with a time of 10.79 ahead of Shericka Jackson (Jamaica). Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) cruised through in the fastest time in the semis ahead of Mujinga Kambundji (Switzerland). Asher-Smith missed out on the final and confirmed she would withdraw from the 200m with a hamstring tear. Fraser-Pryce had an edge early on but Thompson came past her, flying to a 10.61, the second fastest of all time and Olympic record despite celebrating before the finish line. Jackson came through well after a poor start to take bronze to win a 1-2-3.
🥇Elaine Thompson 🇯🇲
🥈Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 🇯🇲
🥉Shericka Jackson 🇯🇲
Women’s 200m
It was all very relaxed in the heats, with Christine Mboma (Namibia) beating Gabby Thomas (United States) as the American wound down over the last 100m. Winding down way too much was Shericka Jackson (Jamaica). Running with a languid style, hardly pumping her arms, she pulled up at the finish line and missed out on third place by hundredths of a second. In semi-one, Fraser-Pryce strode clear ahead of Beatrice Masilingi (Namibia). Thompson looked even better in the second semi with a 21.66 slowed down. Mboma would once again beat Thomas. Jose Marie Ta Lou (Ivory Coast) would go out incredibly hard and tighten up, but Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) could not do enough to pass. At 100m it was Fraser-Pryce and Thompson who had strode clear. Thompson would only pull away over that last 100m whilst Fraser-Pryce went backwards eventually finishing out of the medals. Miller-Uibo never got into the race and finished eighth.
🥇Elaine Thompson 🇯🇲
🥈Christine Mboma 🇳🇦
🥉Gabby Thomas 🇺🇸
Women’s 400m
The 400m heats were very pedestrian as all of the major players came through comfortably. Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic) set a national record in the first semi-final, ahead of Candice McLeod (Jamaica). Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) would effortlessly cruise to the second semi-final, ahead of Jodie Williams (Great Britain). Allyson Felix (United States) qualified but only finished second to Stephanie Ann McPherson (Jamaica). Wadeline Jonathas (United States) was run out of qualification. McPherson perhaps went off hardest around the first bend. Miller-Uibo would accelerate around the second bend into the home straight and would pull away with a fantastic 48.37. Paulino came through, whilst Allyson Felix was able to hold onto the bronze ahead of McPherson.
🥇Shaunae Miller-Uibo 🇧🇸
🥈Marileidy Paulino 🇩🇴
🥉Allyson Felix 🇺🇸
Women’s 800m
Two athletes cleared two minutes in the heats. It was Natoya Goule (Jamaica) who was quickest ahead of Jemma Reekie (Great Britain). Other heat winners were Rose Mary Almanza (Cuba), Athing Mu (United States), Raevyn Rogers (United States) and Renelle Lamote (France). Eunice Sun (Kenya) would go out in the heats. In the first semi, it was a slow first lap led by Goule. She begin to pull away at 600m with Reekie and Ajee Wilson (United States) tracking. Goule held onto Reekie with Mary Moraa (Kenya) in third. In heat two Mu, the nineteen-year-old prodigy led at halfway and looked strong with a 1.58.07 ahead of Habitam Alemu (Ethiopia). The third semi was probably the strongest and the final 100m saw six enter with a chance but it was Keely Hodgkinson (Great Britain) who won the semi ahead of Wang Chunyu (China) and Rogers who was a fastest loser. Mu led at 400m and started to pull away at the 500m mark. Hodgkinson and Reekie would creep up the inside with 200m to go passing Goule and Alemu. Hodgkinson would chase home Mu, as the first five set personal bests. Reekie could not hold on to the medal position as Rogers went past.
🥇Athing Mu 🇺🇸
🥈Keely Hodgkinson 🇬🇧
🥉Raevyn Rogers 🇺🇸
Women’s 1500m
The first heat was won by Gabriela Debuts-Stafford (Canada). The second heat was marred by a trip to Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) which left her metres down. The Dutch woman was able to come back with an incredible turn of pace as she came through to win the heat. Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) looked superb when winning in the third heat. Winny Chebet (Kenya) went down on the third lap of the first semi-final. Instead, it was Kipyegon who took the heat in a fast 3.56.80. In the second semi, it was Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) who sprinted to victory. In the final Hassan moved to the front after 200m, followed by Kipyegon and Laura Muir (Great Britain). Soon those three had established a gap with Gabriela Debues-Stafford (Canada) hanging on. Down the back straight on the final lap Kipyegon would inject her pace and go past Hassan. Muir would also get Hassan on the 200m bend. Kipyegon was not for catching and would set an Olympic record of 3.53.11 whilst Muir finished second setting an Olympic record.
🥇Faith Kipyegon 🇰🇪
🥈Laura Muir 🇬🇧
🥉Sifan Hassan 🇳🇱
Women’s 5000m
Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) set the fastest time, winning the quicker of the semi-finals ahead of Agnes Tirop (Kenya). The second heat winner was Gudaf Tsegay (Ethiopia) ahead of Hellen Obiri (Kenya). The final started at a slow pace, but soon Ririka Hironaka (Japan) increased it and opened a small gap. Soon Hironaka was dropping back through the pack and Obiri was looking to inject some pace before it slowed down again. With 1000m to go it was still a substantial group of 11, although four were hanging on by their nails. By 800m, it was down to seven, with Hassan patiently stalking at the back. At the bell, it was down to five. Obiri put in a small burst but Hassan went past with 250m to go. No one could live with the injection of pace she put in.
🥇Sifan Hassan 🇳🇱
🥈Hellen Obiri 🇰🇪
🥉Gudaf Tsegay 🇪🇹
Women’s 10000m
Heading towards halfway Gidey (Ethiopia) had taken over and was putting a serious pace into the field. At the halfway mark it was down to six athletes, with five keeping real touch with Gidey. Sifan Hassan (Netherlands), Kalkidan Gezahegne (Bahrain), Hellen Obiri (Kenya) and Cheptai (Kenya). Cheptai was next to struggle and lost contact at the 6000m mark. Obiri was the next to struggle at 7200m. The remaining trio would stick together in that order with one lap remaining. Hassan would keep the pressure on down the back straight and as Gidey began to struggle, Hassan attacked with 150m remaining. Gezahegne would follow her but was not able to quite pass and Hassan took the victory in under 30 minutes.
🥇Sifan Hassan 🇳🇱
🥈Kalkidan Gezahegne 🇧🇭
🥉Letesenbet Gidey 🇪🇹
Women’s 100m Hurdles
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (Puerto Rico) set the fastest qualification time ahead of Megan Tapper (Jamaica) and Britany Anderson (Jamaica). A great start from Christina Clemons (United States) was not enough for her to qualify as Tobi Amusan (Nigeria) took the victory ahead of Devynne Charlton (Bahamas). Anderson took the second semi in 12.40 ahead of Kendra Harrison (United States). Even faster was Camacho-Quinn at 12.26 setting an Olympic record. Behind her were Tapper, Nadine Visser (Netherlands) and Gabriele Cunningham (United States). Camacho-Quinn and Harrison took the early lead. Heading into the ninth hurdle, she had to chop and slow down to make the hurdle after knocking eight. She managed her feet effectively and cruised into the gold medal win, winning Puerto Rico’s second gold medal. Tapper beat Amusan into the bronze medal position.
🥇Jasmine Camacho-Quinn 🇵🇷
🥈Kendra Harrison 🇺🇸
🥉Megan Tapper 🇯🇲
Women’s 400m Hurdles
Dalilah Muhammad (United States) was the fastest qualifier with Viktoria Tkachuk (Ukraine), Femke Bol (Netherlands), Anna Ryzhykova (Kazakhstan) and Sydney McLaughlin (United States) winning the other heats. Muhammad was comfortable in the first semi despite pouring rain ahead of Janieve Russell (Jamaica). McLaughlin would set up the dream final ahead of Gianna Woodruff (Panama). The rain was harder in the third semi but Bol came clear ahead of Anna Cockrell (United States). Muhammad was lead the field out incredibly fast. She led at the turn of the home straight and if anything began to pull out more of a lead. McLaughlin would start to closer her down following the last hurdle and pass her with 10m to go. Both were run incredibly fast with McLaughlin setting a world record, 0.12 seconds ahead of Muhammad, who would have also destroyed the old record. Femke Bol took third in a European record.
🥇Sydney McLaughlin 🇺🇸
🥈Dalilah Muhammad 🇺🇸
🥉Femke Bol 🇳🇱
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
The first heat was won in a quick time by Winfred Mutile Yavi (Bahrain) with Emma Coburn (United States) cruising in third. The second was won by Courtney Frerichs (United States) and Hyvin Kiyeng (Kenya) won the third. It was a slow early pace but Frerichs would start to extend them with four laps remaining. The following lap, she would open a gap up with Peruth Chemutai (Uganda) trying to hold on to her coattails. Even that would extend and with a lap to go the gap was almost a second with Kiyeng quite a way back. Chemutai would catch her with 300m to go, the American struggling. She would come home in a good time of 9.01.45 to take gold.
🥇Peruth Chemutai 🇺🇬
🥈Courtney Frerichs 🇺🇸
🥉Hyvin Kiyeng 🇰🇪
Women’s 4x100m Relay
Great Britain were the fastest to qualify in their heat, actually beating the United States and Jamaica. Germany won the other heat. It was a fast start from the three principles but the handover from the United States and, to an even greater degree, Great Britain slowed both of the teams down. The United States were behind Jamaica at the second changeover but Dina Asher-Smith had to dramatically slow down and could only get Britain into fifth when handing it over to Daryll Neita who finished fast to get a bronze. Jamaica would never look back from the advantage they developed early and would set a national record.
🥇Jamaica 🇯🇲
🥈United States 🇺🇸
🥉Great Britain 🇬🇧
Women’s 4x400m Relay
In the opening heat, it was Poland at halfway ahead of France and Germany. Poland would take it impressively ahead of Cuba and Germany. In the second semi, the United States would lead Jamaica, ahead of Canada and Great Britain. The United States would take the win ahead of Jamaica with Britain finishing third. At the first change over it was the United States leading ahead of Poland and Jamaica. It would remain the same at the second changeover with Canada and Britain looking to inferior the medal places. Canada would overtake Jamaica on that leg. The United States would win with clear daylight. Poland would come home in second and Jamaica had re-overtaken Canada to get bronze.
🥇United States 🇺🇸
🥈Poland 🇵🇱
🥉Jamaica 🇯🇲
Women’s Marathon
In the punishing Tokyo heat, it was a large group that bunched together without any attacks over the first 10km. It remained that way at 20km but by halfway it had become a group of 12. They went through halfway in 1.15.14, suggesting most of these runners could go quicker. By 30km it was down to nine. At 35km, the group was only five with Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) joined by Peres Jepchirchir (Kenya), Molly Seidel (United States), Eunice Chumba (Bahrain) and Lonah Selpeter (Israel). The two Kenyans would soon have the advantage with Seidel trying to keep in touch. She could not and over the final kilometres, Jepchirchir would pull away from the favourite Kosgei.
🥇Peres Jepchirchir 🇰🇪
🥈Brigid Kosgei 🇰🇪
🥉Molly Seidel 🇺🇸
Women’s 20km Walk
They remained a pack through the early stages with no one looking to make a move. At the 8km, there were still 25 walkers within 10 seconds of the lead. At the halfway point it was 18 at that within 10 seconds. Only two had been dropped a further 2km later. At 14km, it was twelve separated by just three seconds. It was finally down to six at 16km with Antonella Palmisano (Italy), Yang Jiayu (China), Erica Sena (Brazil), Sandra Arenas (Colombia) and Liu Zhong (China). By the next checkpoint, Jiayu had cracked and Palmisano had opened a gap up ahead of Arenas. Over that final 2km, Sena would also go backwards, and Palmisano would take victory by 25 seconds.
🥇Antonella Palmisano 🇮🇹
🥈Sandra Arenas 🇨🇴
🥉Liu Zhong 🇨🇳
Women’s High Jump
14 high jumpers jumped the 1.95m qualification. The only two with a perfect clear round were Nicola McDermott (Australia) and Marija Vukovic (Montenegro). Nine ladies cleared the 1.96m barrier but Mariya Lasitskene (Russia) only managed on her third attempt. McDermott went over the first time at 1.98m. Iryna Herashchenko (Ukraine) edged over on her second attempt, followed by Lasitskene before Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) made it four. With only three medals spread between four, it was onto 2.00. McDermott went clear on her first attempt before Mahuchikh and Lasitskene got over on their second attempts. As the bar progressed onto 2.02, it was the turn of Lasitskene to go over the first time, but McDermott achieved a personal best by following on her second attempt. Lasitskene was the only one who could carry on, achieving a world lead with 2.04m.
🥇Mariya Lasitskene 🇷🇺
🥈Nicola McDermott 🇦🇺
🥉Yaroslava Mahuchikh 🇺🇦
Women’s Pole Vault
With the qualification taking place in the rain-threatened session, the automatic qualification of 4.70m became an unnecessarily high standard as 15 qualified by achieving 4.55m. Sandi Morris (United States) was the story though the American unhappy with the rain and looking to be struggling with an injury. Only five athletes would go clear on the first height of 4.50m at their first attempt. It was Holly Bradshaw (Great Britain), Maryna Kylypko (Ukraine), Wilma Murto (Finland), Anzhelika Sidorova (Russia) and Tina Sutej (Slovenia). Katie Nagoette (Russia) and Katerina Stefanidi (Greece), two of the early favourites, both took two fails at 4.50m. Sidorova was the only vaulter to go over 4.70m on her first attempt. Bradshaw and Nagoette would follow after one fail, with Stefanidi getting it after two failures. Sidorova went clear at 4.80 and 4.85. Bradshaw would go clear at 4.85, followed by Nagoette. Stefanidi would fail, leaving the three to battle out for the medals. Nagoette was the first to clear, on her second vault. With her final attempt, Sidorova would move up to 4.95 but was not able to complete the vault, meaning Nagoette would take the gold.
🥇Katie Nagoette 🇺🇸
🥈Anzhelika Sidorova 🇷🇺
🥉Holly Bradshaw 🇬🇧
Women’s Long Jump
Eight jumpers qualified automatically. Ivana Spanovic (Serbia) led with a 7.00m ahead of Malaika Mihambo (Germany), Brittney Reese (United States), and Tara Davis (United States). Essa Brume (Nigeria) would lead the jumpers after the first round with a 6.97m ahead of Mihambo on 6.83m. Reese went into third with a 6.81 in round two. Spanovic would leap out to 6.91m to jump ahead of Reese into second only for Mihambo to jump out to 6.95m. In round three the big jumps would continue as Reese went out to 6.97m. Reese would lead based on her second-best jump only for Brume to go ahead in the fourth round with a 6.88m. Reese would land a 6.95m in the fifth to claw back the lead. In the final round, Mihambo would look to put the pressure on, and took the lead with a 7.00m jump despite being back on the board.
🥇Malaika Mihambo 🇩🇪
🥈Brittney Reese 🇺🇸
🥉Essa Brume 🇳🇬
Women’s Triple Jump
Yulimer Rojas (Venezuela) entered the event as favourite and led qualifying by 15cm over Ana Peletiero (Spain). Rojas came straight out the gate with a 15.41m, setting an Olympic record and meaning the battle was for the other podium positions as well as Rojas against herself. Patricia Mamona (Portugal) was second after the first jump, ahead of Liadagmis Povea (Cuba). Peletiero would improve into third with a 14.77m in the second round. With her fourth attempt, Shanieka Ricketts (Jamaica) went into third with a 14.84m. Mamona improved into second with a national record 15.01m. Rojas landed a massive world record in the third but had stepped over the line before the fourth round of 15.25m. On her fifth attempt, Peletiero would take back the bronze with a 14.87m. In her final jump, Rojas jumped 15.67m to set an incredible world record.
🥇Yulimar Rojas 🇻🇪
🥈Patricia Mamona 🇵🇹
🥉Ana Peletiero 🇪🇸
Women’s Shot Put
Eight women qualified by virtue of throwing the required distance, led by Lijiao Gong (China) and compatriot Jiayuan Song (China). Gong led with a 19.95 in the opening round. At the halfway point it was Gong leading with 19.98 ahead of Raven Saunders (United States) on 19.65 and Valerie Adams (New Zealand) on 19.62. In the fifth round, Gong would extend her lead with a personal best of 20.53. Saunders had improved with a 19.79 but it was not close enough. Gong did go better in the final round, improving to 20.58.
🥇Lijao Gong 🇨🇳
🥈Raven Saunders 🇺🇸
🥉Valerie Adams 🇳🇿
Women’s Discus Throw
Two qualifiers hit the automatic qualification standard led by Valarie Allman (United States) and Kamalpreet Kaur (India). There were numerous shocks though as Jorinde van Klinken (Netherlands), Bin Feng (China), Melina Robert-Michon (France) and Denis Caballero (Cuba) went out. Allman came out in round one and threw 68.98m. The rain provided a cruel interruption. Upon the return from the rain Kristin Pudenz (Germany) would throw a personal best of 66.86m. Sandra Perkovic (Croatia) looking for the third Olympic title, struggled with her grip throughout, having landed her 65.01 in the third round. No one managed to improve in the final round.
🥇Valarie Allman 🇺🇸
🥈Kristin Pudenz 🇩🇪
🥉Yaime Perez 🇨🇺
Women’s Hammer Throw
Anita Wlodarczyk (Poland) was the first woman to hit automatic qualification with a 76.99m ahead of Brooke Andersen (United States). Alexandra Tavernier (France) was the other automatic qualifier in the first group. Camryn Rogers (Canada) and Wang Zheng (China) managed it in the second group. Tavernier took the lead in the opening round with a throw of 73.54m. In round two, Wlodarczyk went first with a 76.01m ahead of Zheng and Rogers. In the third round, the Pole increased the lead to 77.44m. She would go further with a 78.48, as compatriot Malwina Kopron (Poland) went into second with a 75.49m ahead of Zheng at 75.30. Zheng would throw 77.03m on her final throw. Hampered by an injury DeAnna Price could only limp to eighth.
🥇Anita Wlodarczyk 🇵🇱
🥈Wang Zheng 🇨🇳
🥉Malwina Kopron 🇵🇱
Women’s Javelin Throw
Maria Andrejczyk (Poland) would lead qualification with Maggie Malone (United States) the other thrower to qualify automatically. Barbora Spotakova (Czech Republic) would miss out on qualification for the final. At the end of the first round, it was Liu Shiying (China) who led with a 66.34m. By the halfway point she still held the lead ahead of Andrejczyk with a 64.61m and Kelsey-Lee Barber (Australia) in third on 63.69m. Although Barber would improve she would not manage to pass Andrejczyk.
🥇Liu Shiying 🇨🇳
🥈Maria Andrejczyk 🇵🇱
🥉Kelsey-Lee Barber 🇦🇺
Women’s Heptathlon
20 athletes would score over 1000 in the 100m hurdles. Kendell Williams (United States) was the fastest. Both Nafi Thiam (Belgium) and Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Great Britain) scored season bests but were outside personal bests. Again it was two season bests in the final, with Thiam leading Johnson-Thompson. Oriel Ahouanwanou (Benin) led the shot put ahead of Anouk Vetter (Netherlands). Johnson-Thompson would lead her 200m heat at halfway but suddenly pulled up with her Achilles which has been troubling her all year the source of discomfort. Maria Vicente (Spain) went fastest with a 23.50 ahead of Noor Vidts (Belgium). Thiam was surprisingly slow and found herself in third at the end of day one behind Vetter and Vidts. Thiam won the long jump ahead of Kendell Williams (United States) and Vetter. The 13cm edge over Vetter left her just four points adrift. Thiam would take the lead with a better javelin throw of 54.68m, leaving her 64 points ahead. Thiam would beat Vetter in the 800m by almost three seconds, handing her the Olympic crown. Emma Oosterwegel (Netherlands) would chase home Vidts, to claim the bronze medal.
🥇Nafissatou Thiam 🇧🇪
🥈Anouk Vetter 🇳🇱
🥉Emma Oosterwegel 🇳🇱
Mixed 4x400m Relay
Poland won the second heat in the fastest qualification time ahead of the Netherlands. The United States would win the first heat but were initially disqualified for a lane violation. They were reinstated as the blame went on the race officials. The Netherlands started incredible fast with the extended stagger revealing itself on the second leg as the Netherlands led the Dominican Republic. The Netherlands would only go backwards on leg two, finishing it in fourth with the Dominican Republic first and Poland second. They would still lead heading into the final leg ahead of the Netherlands, who had Poland and United States chasing them down. On the final bend, they would all go past the Dominican Republic. Poland would sprint away in the final 100m and the Dominican Republic would come back into second, beating the United States.
🥇Poland 🇵🇱
🥈Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
🥉United States 🇺🇸
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