Rai Benjamin played the role of hero for Team USA on Saturday as he held off Botswana's Letsile Tebogo in a sprint to the 4x400m relay gold. The Stade de France crowed was treated to a thriller as every bit of Benjamin's anchor leg was needed to pull off the victory for the Americas, who …
Faith Kipyegon became the first athlete to win three straight Olympic 1,500m titles with a decisive win on Saturday that is now one for the record books. The Kenyan took the gold in 3:51.29 — a new Olympic record — and finished a full second ahead of Australia's Jessica Hull (3:52.26) and Great Britain's Georgia …
Masai Russell needed a perfectly timed lean and a photo finish on Saturday to crown her the winner of the women's 100m hurdles — earning her first Olympic gold. The American edged past the finish line in 12.33 seconds ahead of France’s Cyrena Samba-Mayela (12.34) and defending champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico (12.36). Russell, …
Tamirat Tola commanded the crowded streets of Paris early Saturday morning and broke the Olympic record in the marathon in 2:06.26. The Ethiopian was among the braved warm weather conditions that added to the course's steep hills, Eluid Kipchoge, seeking his third straight title was barely a factor and dropped out after appearing …
Canada took gold in the men's Olympic 4x100m relay on Friday in a race where the American squad messed up on an exchange and later disqualified. Andre De Grasse's commanding anchor in the rain at Stade de France powered the Canadians to the title in 37.50 and ending a gold drought that dates back to …
Mariledy Paulino became the first woman to win a gold medal for the Dominican Republic in any sport on Friday, after winning the 400m final in 48.17. Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser took silver in 48.53 and Poland’s won bronze in 48.98. All eight women in the race ran under 50 seconds — a first in …
Sha'Carri Richardson showed dominance in her anchor leg for the U.S. women in the 4x100m relay on Friday and finally has her golden moment. The Americans braved the rain inside Stade de France and won Olympic gold in 41.78 seconds, just .07 seconds past Great Britain, with Germany taking the bronze. But the role of …
Rai Benjamin blazed his way to gold on Friday night, electrifying Stade de France crowd with a 46.45 stunner in the men's 400m hurdles. The American took down Norway's Karsten Warholm — the Tokyo champion — who took silver in 47.06 and Brazil’s Alison dos Santos, who got the bronze in 47.26. "To do it …
Beatrice Chebet catapulted herself into history on Friday in the women's 10,00om by winning gold and completing the double following victory in the 5,000m days earlier. Chebet, 24, crossed the finish line in 30:43.25 and marked the first time a Kenyan athlete has won two golds on the track in the Olympics. "My country is …
Noah Lyles announced on Thursday night that his Paris Olympic journey is over after testing positive for Covid. “First I want to thank God for getting me through this entire Olympics!,” Lyles posted on social media before congratulating Botswana’s Tebogo Leslie and fellow American Kenny Bednarek — the top two finishers in the 200m final …