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Women’s 100m hurdles final
Women being announced, standby for another medal
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Womens 100m hurdles final
Start list – 10 minutes to the gun
Cindy Roleder (GER)
Tiffany Porter (GBR)
Nia Ali (USA)
Pedrya Seymour (BAH)
Brianna Rollins (USA)
Kristi Castlin (USA)
Cindy Ofili (GBR)
Phylicia George (CAN)
Watching the semis this morning, this race is anyones. A lot of women didn’t cleanly run their semi so whoever can get out and not clip should medal. Tense stuff coming up
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200m semi final times
Bolt – 19.78
De Grasse – 19.80
Merritt – 19.94
Lemaitre – 20.01
Alonso Edward – 20.07
Adam Gemili – 20.08
Ramil Guliyev – 20.09
Churandy Martina – 20.10
Bolt has surely won himself another GOLD already, final on tomorrow
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1st – 21.78
2nd – 21.88
3rd – 22.15
Olympics: Athletics Day 6 results - women's 200m final live updates, blog
Womens 200m final
Results
Womens 200m final
Elaine Thompson (JAM) 1st 21.78 – she wins it, 100m and 200m GOLD for the Jamaican, incredible run, flew out of the blocks and ran on from there. Well done
Dafne Schippers (NED) 2nd – was Thompsons only competition, she really put in but couldn’t win, finishes with SILVER
Tori Bowie (USA) 3rd – was 5th deep into the race but finished strongly to be rewarded with a BRONZE
Fantastic and lightning quick race
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top 8 in finishing order by the way
Olympics: Athletics Day 6 results - women's 200m final live updates, blog
opens it right up, the two in the last semi looked impressive also
Olympics: Athletics Day 6 results - women's 200m final live updates, blog
No time to rest, straight into the 200m Women’s final
Start list
Womens 200m final
Deajah Stevens (USA)
Dina Asher-Smith (GBR)
Marie-Josee Ta Lou (COTE D’IVOIRE)
Dafne Schippers (NED)
Tori Bowie (USA)
Elaine Thompson (JAM)
Michelle-Lee Ahye (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)
Ivet Lalova-Collio (BUL)
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Women’s long jump
Outstanding competition this one. Each women increased her jump as the night went on and there were numerous 7m+ jumps recorded. Full credit to all 12 competitors and to Brooke Stratton on her 7th place finish.
Final results
Tianna Bartoletta (USA) – 7.17 – GOLD
Brittney Reese (USA) – 7.15 – SILVER
Ivana Spanovic (SER) – 7.08 – BRONZE
Malaika Mihambo (GER) – 6.95
Ese Brume (NGR) – 6.81
Ksenija Balta (EST) – 6.79
Brooke Stratton (AUS) – 6.74
Jazmin Sawyers (GBR) – 6.69
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Mens 200m semifinals
Final standings
Usain Bolt (JAM)
Andre De Grasse (CAN)
LaShawn Merritt (USA)
Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)
Alonso Edward (PAN)
Adam Gemili (GBR)
Ramil Guliyev (TUR)
Churandy Martina (NED)
The big news is Blake and Gatlin are out! They fail to qualify for the final and that all but hands the Gold to USAIN BOLT
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Mens 200m semi #3
results
Alonso Edward (PAN) 1
Churandy Martina (NED) 2
Wow, Blake finishes back in the pack, 6th. Gatling scrapes into 3rd, waiting for exact times to come through. Huge upset here, Blake is gone!
Olympics: Athletics Day 6 results - women's 200m final live updates, blog
19.78 for Bolt
19.80 for Andre
Olympics: Athletics Day 6 results - women's 200m final live updates, blog
Mens 200m semi #3
start list
Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas (GRE)
Matteo Galvan (ITA)
Justin Gatlin (USA)
Bruno Hortelano (SPA)
Alonso Edward (PAN)
Yohan Blake (JAM)
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (GBR)
Churandy Martina (NED)
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Mens 200m semi #2
results
Usain Bolt (JAM) – 1st, easily. Last 60 or 70 he just cruised along, chatting with Andre. Looks incredibly good
Andre De Grasse (CAN) 2nd – easily, wanted Bolt and went hard the whole way, impressive run nontheless.
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Mens 200m semi #2
start list
Roberto Skyers (CUB)
Ameer Webb (USA)
Salem Eid Yaqoob (BAH)
Usain Bolt (JAM)
Andre De Grasse (CAN)
Adam Gemili (GBR)
Ejowvokoghene Oduduru (NIG)
Ramil Guliyev (TUR)
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apologies it’s Christophe Lemaitre 2nd
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Mens 200m semi #1
LaShawn Merritt (USA) 1st
Daniel Talbot (GBR) 2nd
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Mens 200m semi finals #1
race 1 about to start
Rondel Sorrillo (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)
Aaron Brown (CAN)
Nery Brenes (COSTA RICA)
Nickel Ashmeade (JAM)
Jose Carlos Herrera (MEX)
LaShawn Merritt (USA)
Daniel Talbot (GBR)
Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)
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Mens decathlon overall standings
5 events remaining, standing are as follow:
1. Ashton Eaton (USA) 4621
2. Kai Kazmirek (GER) 4500
3. Damian Warner (CAN) 4489
12. Cedric Dubner (AUS) 4219
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Mens decathlon 400m results
Top 8 runners:
Ashton Eaton (USA)
Kai Kazmirek (GER)
Damian Warner (CAN)
Larbi Bourrada (ALG)
Luiz Alberto de Araujo (BRA)
Leonel Suarez (CUB)
Cedric Dubler (AUS)
Kevin Mayer (FRA)
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Women’s long jump final
results after 3 jumps, top 8 to go through, including Australian Brooke Stratton
Ivana Spanovic (SER) – 6.95
Tianna Bartoletta (USA) – 6.94
Malaika Mihambo (GER) – 6.83
Brittney Reese (USA) – 6.79
Ksenija Balta (EST) – 6.79
Ese Brume (NGR) – 6.73
Jazmin Sawyers (GBR) – 6.69
Brooke Stratton (AUS) – 6.69
Eliminated
Darya Klishina (RUS) – 6.63 – the only Russian athlete competing in the track and field
Sosthene Moguenara (GER) – 6.61
Lorraine Ugen (GBR) – 6.58
Maryna Bekh (UKR) – X
Olympics: Athletics Day 6 results - women's 200m final live updates, blog
So we have the second javelin group beginning, as well as the decathlon 400m
I’ll have the top results from the 400m shortly, followed by how the aussie goes in group B javelin
the focus otherwise is this long jump final, medals to come shortly
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Womens long jump final
Standings after 2 jumps
Ivana Spanovic (SER) – 6.95
Tianna Bartoletta (USA) – 6.94
Malaika Mihambo (GER) – 6.83
Brittney Reese (USA) – 6.79
Ese Brume (NGR) – 6.73
Ksenija Balta (EST) – 6.71
Jazmin Sawyers (GBR) – 6.69
Brooke Stratton (AUS) – 6.69
Darya Klishina (RUS) – 6.63
Sosthene Moguenara (GER) – 6.61
Lorraine Ugen (GBR) – 6.56
Maryna Bekh (UKR) – X
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Women’s long jump final
Malaika Mihambo (GER) – X
Darya Klishina (RUS) – 6.60
Tianna Bartoletta (USA) – 6.94
Ksenija Balta (EST) – X
Maryna Bekh (UKR) – X
Jazmin Sawyers (GBR) – 6.69
Brittney Reese (USA) – 6.79
Sosthene Moguenara (GER) – X
Lorraine Ugen (GBR) – X
Ivana Spanovic (SER) – X
Ese Brume (NGR) – 6.34
Brooke Stratton (AUS) – 6.69
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Women’s 100m hurdles final
RESULTS
It’s all the USA in a clean sweep. Domination!
Brianna Rollins (USA) 1st – 12.48 – GOLD, what a clean run from Rollins. Lead from the blocks and steamed ahead
Nia Ali (USA) 2nd – it was close, very close, but the USA did enough
Kristi Castlin (USA) 3rd – the clean sweep was complete with Castlin just edging out the field
What a close race. Well run by all but congratulations to the USA, 1,2,3, clinical
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