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The second day of track and field action at the Paris Olympics certainly delivered, with the next batch of medals making it to the athletes of their respective countries. As expected, American shot put powerhouse Ryan Crouser defended his Olympic title with a final's best of 22.90m, securing his third straight gold in the event. …

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from the women's 100-meters semifinals minutes before settling in the the starting block because of an injury she sustained during warmups, according to Ian Kelly, the head of the Jamaican team. Fraser-Pryce's withdrawal from the semifinal came as a shock when she was listed as "Did Not Start" …

The wait is over as track and field took center stage on the seventh day of the Paris Olympics. Day one of running actually kicked off on Aug. 1 with the 20km race walk sessions on the streets of Paris, but all of the track and field events will take place at Stade de France …

The debut of 16-year-old phenom Quincy Wilson at the Paris Olympics will have to wait — for now. Wilson is a Maryland-area high school student from the Bullis School and was not named to the U.S. team's mixed 4x400m relay team, according to his mother, Monique Wilson. "Although it says differently on the Official Olympic …