QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It’s an extraordinary night. It’s everything I wanted, but for it to happen, it’s an excellent feeling. In practice, leading up to the competition, I felt great. So, I believed in myself, and I knew that I had it in me. Just went and released it, no pressure; I was already in the top eight, so I had nothing to lose. I’ve done some things that I didn’t know I was capable of doing. But I believed, and I had faith, so I was in the moment, and I enjoyed it,” Roje Stona.
RESULT OF THE DAY
The best-ever Olympic mark was 43.40 in the men’s 400m for Quincy Hall, in a race with best performances for places 2-5 and ER for Hudson-Smith (43.44), the first medal in the 400m for Zambia.
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
25-year-old Jamaican Roje Stona is a sensational Olympic champion in the men’s discus, throwing an Olympic record 70.00, just 3cm ahead of WR holder Alekna, in the best Olympic competition ever. So far, the biggest surprise is coached also by Ryan Crouser at Arkansas University. Before the Jamaican throw, father Virgilijus Alekna (in the stands) lost his OR to his son Mykolas.
MEDALS (28 countries)
USA 6-7-6; CAN 2-0-1; JAM 1-3-1; GBR 1-2-1; AUS 1-1-4; KEN 1-1-3; CHN, ESP 1-1-0.
POINTS (56 countries)
USA 165; GBR 48; KEN 46; JAM 44; AUS 42; ETH 38; ITA 35; CAN 31.
TITLE DEFENDERS
Yes (5): Crouser, Allman, Duplantis, Tentoglou, El Bakkali
No (13): Stano, Palmisano, Barega, POL, Warner, Nowicki, Jacobs, Hassan, Ingebrigtsen, Wlodarczyk, Chemutai, Moon, Stahl
NC (6): Rojas, Thompson-Herah (2x), Lasitskene, Mu, Gardiner (DNS)
TOP MARKS
WR (2+1): 3:07.41 mixed 4x400m USA (230th WR at Olympic Games); 625 pole vault Duplantis; world best 2:50:31 marathon race walk mixed relay ESP (WR not yet set)
OR (7): 3:07.41 mixed 4x400m USA; 26:43.14 10,000m Cheptegei; 625 pole vault Duplantis; 3:27.65 1500m Hocker; 8:52.76 steeple Yavi; 2:50:31 marathon race walk mixed relay ESP; 70.00 discus Stona
WL (5+1): 3:07.41 mixed 4x400m USA; 625 pole vault Duplantis; 8:52.76 steeple Yavi; 43.40 400m Hall; 2:50:31 marathon race walk mixed relay ESP; outdoor Lafond 15.02
AR (9): 5 – Europe; 2 – NACAC; 1 – Oceania, South America
AGENTS (individual gold medals)
4 – Paul Doyle, 2 – Mark Wetmore; 1 – Pascal Bureaux, Mark Corstjens, Caroline Feith, Ray Flynn, Stale Jan Froynes, Jos Hermens, Alfons Juck (with Andrew Maulseed hammer winner), Aivar Karotamm, John Regis, Henry Rolle, Federico Rosa, Robert Wagner, Daniel Westfield, Thea Lafond is representing herself and not known for walking…
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