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Spectators came out to cheer on the runners in the Olympic women's marathon on Saturday, ignoring calls by organisers to stay home and avoid gathering in crowds that could spread COVID-19. ....
The United States ended a drought and India seized their first ever gold medal in athletics at the Olympics on Saturday, while baseball-mad Japan won their maiden gold in the sport. ....
The United States failed to make the Olympic men's 4x100 metres relay final after a ragged run saw them finish a shock sixth in their semi-final on Thursday, the latest in a dire run of performances in an event they dominated for decades. ....
Kayon Raynor 3 minute read Athletics - Jamaica Olympic Destiny Track Meet - Kingston, Jamaica - June 5, 2021 Jamaica s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce reacts after the women s 100m. Two-time Olympic 100m champion Fraser-Pryce clocked the worldâs fastest womenâs 100m in nearly 33 years and the fourth-best time in history REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 25 (Reuters) - Two-time Olympic Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the fastest woman alive, sped to a 10.71 second (wind +1.0 m/s) win in the women s 100m on Friday, the second day of Jamaica s national athletics championships. With her trademark rocket start, Fraser-Pryce separated from the field at 50 metres and closed out the win to book her ticket to a fourth consecutive Olympic Games in Tokyo next month. ....
Emma Coburn cruised to victory in the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday to book her spot at the Tokyo Games, while six-times Olympic champion Allyson Felix advanced to the 200m semi-finals. ....