Rai Benjamin finally got the better of great rival Karsten Warholm to win the Olympic 400 metres hurdles title on Friday, continuing the United States’ athletics gold rush.
Read More Athletics-American Benjamin finally outmuscles Warholm to take 400m hurdles gold
Noah Lyles, who tested positive for COVID on Tuesday and took bronze in the Olympic 200 metres sprint on Thursday, said the virus “definitely” affected his performance.
Read More COVID-hit Lyles coughed through the night before taking 200m bronze
Grant Holloway finally added Olympic gold in the men’s 110-metres hurdles to his sizeable medal collection.
Read More Athletics-American Holloway finally adds elusive Games gold
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated her own 400 metres hurdles world record with a time of 50.37 seconds to retain her Olympic title.
Read More Athletics-McLaughlin-Levrone smashes world record to retain 400m hurdles crown
Davis-Woodhall soared to Olympic gold in the women’s long jump, sealing victory with a gigantic fourth leap to improve on her silver medal performance at last year’s world championships.
Read More Athletics-American Davis-Woodhall wins long jump gold
Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres title on Thursday when he powered clear of American duo Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles.
Read More Athletics-Tebogo wins 200 metres for Botswana’s first gold