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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Day 6 of athletics at the Paris Olympics saw almost every Japanese athlete eliminated, with only one moving on thanks to a successful appeal. After missing out on making the 5000 m final, Nozomi Tanaka had a lucky break in the first women’s 1500 m heat when she collided with another runner with 200 m to go. Although Tanaka finished 11th in 4:04.28, she was advanced to the semifinals on appeal.
