Day 7 of athletics at the Paris Olympics kicked off with one of Japan’s few chances at a medal, the marathon race walk mixed relay. Masatora Kawano took it out hard, leading early with honorary Japanese team member Evan Dunfee of Canada and staying with the pack once caught. 20 km NR holder Kumiko Okada took over for the 2nd half of the race but soon lost touch and drifted back to her final
Former Juntendo University teammates and co-NR holders Rachid Muratake and Shunsuke Izumiya had the chance to make history in the first track event of the evening session on day 7 of athletics at the Paris Olympics. No Japanese man had ever made it to the final of an Olympic 110 m hurdles before, and with the top 2 finishers in each semifinal plus the next 2 fastest going on to the final
The reigning world record holder in the event, Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma, was taken to the hospital after tripping on a steeple barrier
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A busy morning in the Stade de France saw a largely successful couple of hours for the British athletes competing. James Rhodes runs through the action. Excellent Eights Three British men in the 800m, three straight qualifiers for Friday’s semi-finals. An excellent outcome that sees the repechage avoided. First up came Elliot Giles. This time […]
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