Track and field season rolls on post-Olympics
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Wanyonyi follows up Olympic win with sizzling 800 metres in Lausanne
LAUSANNE : Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya inched ever so close to the men's 800 metres world record on Thursday, missing the global mark by two tenths of a second in winning the Lausanne Diamond League with the second fastest time in history.
Norway's 'Super Saturday' see them hit Paris medal target, but LA could be costly
PARIS : Norway looked set to miss their eight-medal target by a considerable distance at the Paris Games, but a slew of tremendous performances that led to podium finishes on the final Saturday saw them make it by the skin of their teeth.
Ingebrigtsen makes amends with 5,000m gold
PARIS :Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen bounced back from defeat in the 1,500 metres to win the Olympic 5,000 metres gold with a fierce final lap on Saturday, just as he did in the last two world championships.
American Cole Hocker rallies late, stuns favourites to win men's 1,500m gold medal
American Cole Hocker delivered one of the all-time Olympic shocks when he won the 1,500-metres gold with a stunning finish to blast past British world champion Josh Kerr as defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen faded to fourth on Tuesday.
Ingebrigtsen avoids the mayhem to make 5,000m final
PARIS : A little over 14 hours after being run out of the medals in the 1,500 metres final, Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen was back on the Olympic track on Wednesday in the heats of the 5,000m, where he looked strong as the fastest qualifier.
Cole Hocker grabs shock USA gold in 1,500m race
Britain's Josh Kerr claimed 1,500 metres silver after the United States’ Cole Hocker stormed to a shock gold in Olympic record time.
Americans Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse take home medals in 1500, snapping 112-year Olympic drought
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