by Alfonz Juck
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I haven’t processed how fantastic that moment was. It’s one of those things that don’t really feel real, such an out of body experience. It’s still hard to kind of land right now. What can I say? I just broke a world record at the Olympics, biggest possible stage for a pole vaulter. The biggest dream since a kid was to break the world record at the Olympics, and I’ve been able to do that in front of the most ridiculous crowd I’ve ever competed in front of. I think I can do it again, but I don’t really care right now. I’m so happy, I’m going to enjoy this very much. I’ve got my family here, my girl here, some of my best friends here. The party is going to be pretty big. Not that much sleep, a lot of partying, a good time,” Mondo Duplantis.
RESULT OF THE DAY
Men’s pole vault World record of 625cm by Mondo Duplantis is the 231st world record achieved at the Olympic Games. He opened the final competition at 570cm, then continued at 585, 595 and 600cm, all heights on the first attempt. After securing his second Olympic title added 610cm on first and a new WR 625cm on third attempt, in front of still almost full Olympic stadium. He improved his previous record of 624cm from Xiamen Diamond League in April this year, it is Mondo’s 9th world record. Also 3rd men pole vault at Olympic Games.
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
Beatrice Chebet beating former WR holder Faith Kipyegon in the 5000 m. Final 100 m speed was to be in favor of Kipyegon who is 1500 m WR holder. Chebet never ran under 4:05. World Indoor champion and world leader Molly Caudery failed three-times at her opening height of 455cm and her 2024 Olympic campaign is over.
MEDALS (24 countries)
USA 3-4-4; KEN 1-1-1, CHN, 1-1-0, UKR 1-0-2, GBR, NED 1-0-1.
POINTS (44 countries)
USA 98; ETH 30; JAM 29; KEN 29, ITA 24; AUS 22, NED 21; UKR 20; GBR, GER 19.
TITLE DEFENDERS
Yes (3): Crouser, Allman, Duplantis
No (8): Stano, Palmisano, Barega, POL, Warner, Nowicki, Jacobs, Hassan
NC (4): Rojas, Thompson-Herah, Lasitskene, Mu
TOP MARKS
WR (2): 3:07.41 mixed 4x400m USA (230th WR at Olympic Games); 625 pole vault Duplantis
OR (3): 3:07.41 mixed 4x400m USA; 26:43.14 10,000m Cheptegei; 625 pole vault Duplantis
WL (2+1): 3:07.41 mixed 4x400m USA; 625 pole vault Duplantis; outdoor Lafond 15.02
AR (5): 3 – Europe; 1 – Oceania, NACAC
AGENTS (individual gold medals)
2 – Paul Doyle; 1 – Caroline Feith, Stale Jan Froynes, Jos Hermens, Aivar Karotamm, Henry Rolle, Federico Rosa, Robert Wagner, Daniel Wessfeldt, Mark Wetmore, Thea Lafond is representing herself and not known for walking winners.
STATS (from Ken Nakamura)
PV – men: Duplantis became the second two-time champion (after Richards 1952-56), world record is of course also Olympic record; winning margin of 30cm for Duplantis is the second highest ever (after 39cm for Foss on Antwerp 1920 !!!) in Olympics; difference between first and third (35cm) is the third highest; equalled best marks for places 4,7 and 8; second medal also for Kendricks (after bronze from Rio); second gold for SWE, moving to 4 all-time.
5000m – women: 5000m – women: Chebet’s 14:28.56 is the second fastest Olympic time (behind Cheruiyot’s 14:26.17 from Rio) and Kipyegon’s 14:29.60 is third fastest; times of 3rd-6th ranked at 5-8; best Olympic marks for places 2-8; 2:33.5 for Chebet is the fastest (known) last km; second medal for Hassan (after gold in Tokyo).
800m – women: Second medal for Hodgkinson (after silver in Tokyo); third gold for GBR – moving to second behind URS, first medal for ETH.
DT – women: 2.14m difference between third and fourth is the third highest in the Olympic history; Perković added a bronze to her two golds and became the most successful female Olympics discus thrower and third three-time medallist (after Manoliu & Romashkova); Allman became the fourth two-time winner (after Ponomaryova, Jahl-Schlaak and Perković); USA won fourth gold and moved the all-time second place behind URS.
200m – men: Bednarek improved his own fastest 1st round Olympic time (20.01 from Tokyo) to 19.96.
400m – women: Paulino improved her own fastest 1st round Olympic time (50.06 from Tokyo) to 49.42, actually there were 4 more sub-50 times.
400mH – men: Warholm’s 47.57 is clearly the fastest 1st round Olympic time (replacing Matete’s 48.21 from Atlanta 1996).
PARIS 2024 NEWS
PARIS (FRA): Reigning World champion Faith Kipyegon crossed the finish line of the 5000m as second behind Chebet, however later was disqualified, Hassan got silver and bronze went to Battocletti. Kipyegon was disqualified under Rule TR17.2.2 (163.2 (b)) on jostling or obstruction (against Tsegay after a mutual collision). After Kenyan team appeal she was reinstated.
PARIS (FRA): The women’s pole vault final will have 20 entrants as only 11 vaulters cleared 455, so all the athletes (actually nine) who cleared 440 and did not have an unsuccessful attempt before failing at 455, also advanced to the final.
PARIS (FRA): Reigning two-time Olympic 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo is eligible for the repechage in Paris 2024. Despite pulling out, she walked the remainder of the race and crossed the finish-line in 2:22.29. She was initially listed as a DNF. Observers are noting she might not run in repasages.
PARIS (FRA): The fastest Kenya’s steeple-chaser Amos Serem, third in a world season list, nearly did not advance to the final after missing the penultimate water barrier in the first heat. He turned around, straddled over the barrier and with a big loss behind the front of the race, started an incredible pursuit. In the end, he finished sixth, just 0.08 behind the last qualifier. He was reinstated by referee decision and will run in the final.
PARIS (FRA): Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes has pulled out of the 200m heats due to hamstring tightness. “Zharnel Hughes has withdrawn from the 200m heats tonight due to hamstring tightness which requires monitoring for the next 48h. No decision taken yet on his relay involvement,” said a statement from UK Athletics. Hughes has missed the majority of the summer season after injuring his hamstring in early June.
PARIS (FRA): European 1500m champion Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics due to an Achilles tendon injury. “I’m absolutely heartbroken not to be able to compete in my third Olympic Games. I gave it everything to make it possible to be on the start line, but time was against me,” she said.
PARIS (FRA): Ugandan media is reporting that Olympic 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei will not line up in the 5000m heats.
PARIS (FRA): Reigning two-time Olympic heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam has said she feels close to her physical peak ahead of her title defence, informs sporza.be. “I feel very, very good. Physically I feel stronger than I have felt for most of my career. In training I am doing things that haven’t been possible for a long time and that gives me confidence…the previous experience in Tokyo was not exactly positive, despite the good result, and here I want to enjoy myself above all,” she said.
PARIS (FRA): Malaika Mihambo has said her goals for Paris 2024 are unchanged despite a recent bout of coronavirus, informs dpa. “The corona infection has not changed my goals for the Olympics. But in preparation for the Olympics I have been suffering from lung problems and reduced resilience, which makes recovery more difficult. In the worst case scenario, I will have to make do with less than six attempts in Paris.” She said.
PARIS (FRA): Andreas Almgren Olympic appearance is uncertain. “I’ve had a stress reaction in my shin that has been pretty consistent on days when it’s felt better, days when it’s felt worse. So I’ll simply wait until the end and see if it’s worth standing on the starting line or not,” he says. Originally, Almgren was supposed to start in both the 10,000m and the 5000m, but now we will have to wait and see if there will be any start at all. The 5000m heats are scheduled for Wednesday morning. From Swedish Athletics.
PARIS (FRA): Monday’s national records. In the women’s 5000m final for Italy (Battocletti, 14:31.64), in the 400m hurdles repechages for Cameroon (Angounou, 55.09) and in the 400m heats for Puerto Rico (Scott, 50.74).
PARIS (FRA): None of the three Japanese 400m runners who were due to compete in the repechages entered their heats, giving up the chance to advance to the Olympic semi-finals. In total, there were 8 DNS’ in the four repechage races.
PARIS (FRA): Marcell Jacobs has said his hamstring problem at the end of the 100m final was just cramp and he is excited to return to the track in the 4x100m, informs FIDAL. “It’s been three years since I ran this fast, which means I’m in a good place even if it wasn’t enough to win again. It doesn’t end here, there are another four long years to face before the next Olympics. I had a cramp in my thigh, a strange sensation in my biceps femoris, but I’m quite calm and ready to get on the track with the relay, we are here as Olympic champions,” he said.
PARIS (FRA): After his spectacular victory in the 100 metres, Noah Lyles wants to drive a transformation in American athletics. The sprinter is calling for greater visibility and financial support for the sport in his country, to restore the international glory it once had. Lyles hopes that his gold medal, coupled with the success of the Netflix documentary series ‘Sprint’, will provide an opportunity for athletics, and himself, to gain more visibility and financial support.
PARIS (FRA): The men’s 100m final was delayed slightly last night due to security personnel having to apprehend a protestor who tried to invade the track. From L´Equipe.
PARIS (FRA): World bronze medallist Narve Gilje Nordas almost missed out on a place in the 1500m final after miscalculating how many athletes were ahead of him in his 1500m semifinal, informs NRK. “I thought I had better control than I did… I thought I was number five or number six, but I was actually number seven. I probably realised that with 50 meters to go,” he said.
PARIS (FRA): The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Ad Hoc Division for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has dismissed two cases involving French 400m runner Adrien Coulibaly – vs. Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF) – and Swiss athlete Dany Brand vs. World Athletics, both regarding their rights in the process of nomination for the Olympic Games. From insidethegames.
PARIS (FRA): Next former sport celebrities who will grace the AIPS Centennial Celebration set for the UNESCO headquarters on August 6 at 9:30am are newly elected Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee also include first 400m hurdles Olympic champion Nawal El Moutawakel and two-time decathlon Olympic champion Daley Thompson. The event will also feature gymnastics legend Nadia Comăneci. From AIPS Media.
