The crowd applaud Usain Bolt on the podium and he applauds back. We’re through three rounds. Ash wound up with the second-best time of the group with a 13:31, just behind Jamaica’s Omar McLeod. Once again, Farah’s opponents seem to be helping him out by slowing the pace - few of the other guys in the race can compete with his finishing speed so it’s in their interest to try and stretch it out. First published on Mon 15 Aug 2016 01.45 EDT. Botswana won’t let the US go, they’re still chasing LaShawn Merritt as we hit the turn but Merritt will win it. And why not? That is the question those of us getting rained on again can’t wait to find out. #AT #pv #silver. So, a remarkable day’s action. Wambui ran a 1:56.64 PB in Monaco but was stripped of her result. That won't unfortunately be the . Slightly more lopsided results in group B as Argentina, Russia and Poland all put their opponents to the sword 3-0 to finish with four wins and one loss (Russia losing to Argentina, Argentina to Poland, and Poland to Russia – how very equitable). This is surprisingly tense, and also late: close to midnight in Rio. “I’m taking full responsibility for it, because I over-exaggerated the story,” Lochte told NBC on Saturday. Aside from chasing a medal, Wilson plans on being a general Olympic fan by watching some other sport events in Rio. Meanwhile in the 400m hurdles heats, Lauren Wells has endured a nervous wait after getting pipped by 0.02 for the automatic qualifying places, but has snuck through on time into the semi-finals. First published on Sat 20 Aug 2016 06.56 BST. Grace wins 800m women's final. It hurts. Shaunae Miller's dive was to recover from falling. Jamaica are second with six golds. Fun fact: 33% of Japan’s entire gold yield at Rio has come from women’s wrestling. Sydney McLaughlin of the US, just 17 and considered something of a future star, finished fifth and will need help to reach the next round. He does not make it. The pace is 2:37.40 – that’s pretty quick. So there’s an unexpected possible get out of jail card for those runners frustrated by the conditions earlier. This one – I think it’s the third athlete question-popping of the Games so far – came from British race walker Tom Bosworth, who asked partner Harry Dineley for his hand. Felix will take USA’s anchor leg with all her experience - and she pulls away. Cheeky stuff from Mo Farah here, with the sleight of hand of a seasoned magician he’s conjured his 10,000m gold out of his pocket and is marking this special moment with dual golden orbs. Not so however at the women’s field hockey quarterfinals between the Netherlands and Argentina. Lavillenie again for the 6.03. They were soon drowned out (bad rain pun given the weather) by the roar for gold medal winner Usain Bolt. If you are one of the 12 poeple in the weorld who doesn’t know the story - and it really is a story - Lochte said he was robbed on a night out in Rio. Social Justice Warriors attack Joanna Józwik and Lynsey Sharp. He tries for 6.03m but he’s nowhere near. Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 2016. Still no push from anyone else though. She put together the fastest time in three years in Eugene with a finish of 52.88, so it’s all eyes on her. Short but sweet: Mo Doubling Down on da Gold!! Found insideBased on extensive research in the Czech Republic, interviews with people across the world who knew him, and unprecedented cooperation from his widow, fellow Olympian Dana Zápkovájournalist Richard Askwith's book breathes new life into ... rhythmic gymnastics?) Yahoo Sports. The 21-year-old bites his lip as he exits, knowing that he is out of the Olympics: it’s obviously a sad moment for the hurdler from Guadeloupe. Some more on the end of the 5000m (and the disqualifications). Hi all, Richard Parkin in the chair, starting the Australian leg of this never-ending Guardian Olympics relay. And both have an entrant in the men’s cross-country mountain biking. With that final gold medal of the night in women’s volleyball factored in, it has suddenly become an intriguing battle for second spot on the overall medal tally: End of #Rio2016 day 15 and it's still #USA 1, #GBR 2, #CHN 3 in the overall medal table https://t.co/bpuxciBbDA pic.twitter.com/Kp5I6sTQKv. So that draws to a close the action from day 15. France’s Renaud Lavillenie was – and not without good reason – unhappy with boos from the crowd as he took on his Brazilian rival in the men’s pole vault final. Matt Centrowitz joins an exclusive club. 3 things that bothered me re Rio T&F . And in the lead after the first lap are ... Botswana? The decision to disqualify the trio allowed Bernard Lagat of the United States to take bronze in the race behind winner Mo Farah and second-place Hagos Gebrhiwet. This is all about time: there are four places up for grabs and the runners must beat the time of 13.66 to get through. The crowd is not going home. Britain’s Lynsey Sharp ran a PB of 1:57.69 to finish sixth, incidentally. Found inside“Caster Semenya Destroys Rest of the Field to Claim Easy Gold in Women's 800m Final—Can Anyone Beat Her?” The Telegraph, 21 Aug. 2016 ... If you missed it, Caster Semenya was in imposing form as she comfortably won the women's 800m final to claim gold in a personal best time. Allyson Felix is now the most decorated Olympic female track athlete of all time with that gold. Throughout the tournament so much expectation lay on the shoulders of star striker Neymar Jnr, so perhaps no surprises when it was the Barcelona forward who stepped forward to calmly stroke home the winning penalty. He can’t, though. Aside from Johnson's blistering time, the race is infamous for its athletes' positive drug tests. This is the story of that race, the rivalry between Johnson and Lewis, and the repercussions still felt almost a quarter of a century on. Both the finalists from London 2012 – Brazil and the United States – stormed through their groups, but fell short when facing these two sides. Here’s the field in lane order: Olha Zemlyak: UkraineLibania Grenot: ItalyPhyllis Francis: United StatesAllyson Felix: United StatesShericka Jackson: JamaicaNatasha Hastings: United StatesShaunae Miller: BahamasStephenie Ann McPherson: Jamaica. Tom Davies, Dane Sara Petersen is tops in heat four of the women’s 400m hurdles with a time of 55.20. Meanwhile the stadium announcer says that because of the “abysmal conditions earlier” those hurdlers in the early heats, who ran in the torrential rain, will get another chance to qualify for the semi-finals later tonight. In the men’s freestyle 125kg division Taha Akgul proved too strong for Iran’s Komeil Ghasemi, winning their gold medal bout 3-1. I’m not sure either nation holds out especially high hopes for the men’s marathon, and both are absent from the crucial rhythmic gymnastics team all-around final. A fierce smack to the chops, and some concern among the Serbian players. Unless of course you’re German, in which case you’re only ever one google search away (ie “David Luiz crying”) from feeling cheerful again. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. And pretty good timing on that Chelimo reinstatement – the medallists from the men’s 5000m are just mounting the dais now. A massive spike from one of the Chinese players and we have a woman down! It’s an absolute nail-biter – China were looking like being just a few points away from gold, but Serbia have locked this up at 20-20. Thanks for reading! It is important to work with organisers to produce schedules which meet their requirements which is what we have tried to achieve in this case. Gregg Bakowski, I’m off. It’s Brazil’s first men’s athletics gold since 1984; he took the Olympic record; he tore to pieces his own personal best. New rules for the men’s 110m hurdles: the recent weather was so bad at the Olympic Stadium that those who ran in the two rain affected heats will run a race later tonight, with those with the best times being considered for the semis. Rio Olympics 2016 – medal table and results in full, How Usain Bolt made history with his third 100m gold medal victory, 'Brutal but effective': why Team GB has won so many Olympic medals, Sign up for real-time medal alerts and quizzes for Android phones, her hilarious “Whoooaah! Joanna Linkiewicz of Poland is through with a top time of 56.07, followed by Janieve Russell of Jamaica, who has the second fastest time this year besides American Dalilah Muhammad, Puerto Rico’s Grace Claxton and Tia-Adana Belle of Barbados. Meanwhile, Thiago Braz da Silva is making the home crowd roar in the men’s ploe vault final, clearing 5.75m. GB now face New Zealand, who accounted for trans-Tasman rivals Australia 4-2, in the semi-final. That is less CAPS worthy. This book is an excellent access point for researchers, students, and anyone wanting to know more about the history of track and field. It was all of that on Monday, except there was too much . Farah back in about ninth place after 800m. We have to deal with it." Semenya leading through 200m. What a remarkable achievement that would be. Confirmation, then, in the men’s pole vault final: The stadium – quite rightly – is off-the-scale jubilant and Braz looks overwhelmed. 20 Aug 2016 01:05. Lavillenie has to go higher if he wants that gold medal. Right now the Dutch are up 2-0 with under six minutes remaining in the second. Swimming’s very own Walter Mitty, Ryan Lochte, has spoken to NBC about his night out on the town. And we’re off in the men’s 5,000m final. All rights reserved. That assessment may yet prove premature: In case you hadn’t heard enough from and/or about Ryan Lochte – he’s just broken, re-broken, recommenced the non-cessation of silence (please help me) over that incident, in a TV interview critics are acclaiming as ‘tearful’ – with the American apologising for intoxication, immaturity and stupidity (among other lesser evils). Traces the history of women in sports from ancient civilizations to the present, analyzing the relationship between social class and choice of sport, and the varying ways sporting women are perceived in different cultures Brendan Foster on the BBC has just called Farah “Britain’s greatest ever sportsmen”. Alysia Montano falls in the turn towards home after dropping back to fourth from the lead position while Kate Grace pulls out the win and earns her first Olympic trip. After running 4600m before that. The Kenyan controls the race, and is dominant with a time of 1:42.15, the fastest time since he set the WR in London. Her victory will come . There are eight women who qualify on time, including Sydney McLaughlin of the USA who sneaks in to the semis field. Tears of consternation and celebration in both quarters, but when the dust settles some of these distraught Serbian players will remember, they’ve won Olympic silver. Can we expecting a world record from the classy South African? Matt Centrowitz is talking to NBC: “It’s unreal right now.” His dad, also called Matt, competed for USA in the 5,000 at Montreal 76, and was going crazy as he watched his son come down the home straight. Shaunae Miller is the women's 400m Olympic champion! (And yes, I did have to google the Barry Manilow lyrics. Massive contingent inside the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho to support the Chinese. Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi takes the silver. And if you’re just waking up, staring bleary-eyed into your ‘portable’ or telefon-Handy – here’s some of day 10’s top tales from the Olympic Stadium in Rio: In the women’s hockey Great Britain has continued their fine form, after five wins from five in the group stage they’ve beaten Spain 3-1 in the quarter-finals, with goals to Georgie Twigg, Helen Richardson-Walsh and Lily Owsley. Eight decades after tampons first went on sale in the United States, a deep-rooted cultural resistance and inadequate sex education in China are blamed for the fact that only 2% of Chinese women use them, according to one recent study. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jamaican Andrew Riley doesn’t seem convinced that the track is ready but it’s not his call and this is going to happen. ; 10.10pm EDT 22:10 Wow - incredible women's . 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Found inside – Page 311Roger Robinson, “'Eleven Wretched Women': What Really Happened in the First Olympic Women's 800m,” Running Times, May 14, 2012, ... 1min 55.28sec the time – outside world record pace, but good enough! Found insideMitch Phillips, “Caster Semenya qualifies for women's 800m final along ... run in Rio; she's different, just like you and me”, Mirror.co.uk, 15 August 2016, ... Checking in on the the men’s Pole Vault final: reigning world champion Shawn Barber of Canada, who used a pole to cross a creek on his family farm (true story) is up, looking to clear 5.5m and does so easily. Dives into the history of social norms and why some people hew to them more strictly than others, explores the causes behind-and the consequences of-social rejection, reveals the hidden upsides to being "weird," as well as the strategies ... 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