FloJo’s 33-year-old 10.62 Olympic record is gone as Thompson-Herah moved to #2 on the all-time list. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce earned her 4th Olympic 100m medal by taking silver in 10.74.
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Tokyo Olympics
Athing Mu is your gold medal favorite and American great Ajee Wilson did not make the Olympic 800m final.
Saturday US Viewing Guide
| Time (East) | SEX | EVENT | TV/ Stream |
| 8:10 PM | W | Hammer Throw | Stream here |
| 8:40 PM | W | 3000 Steeple Q | USA/Stream here |
| 8:50 PM | W | Long Jump | Stream here |
| 9:35 PM | W | Shot Put Final | Stream here |
| 9:40 PM | W | Hammer Throw | Stream here |
| 9:45 PM | M | 400 Metres R1 | USA/Stream here |
Day 2 Live Reaction Show at Noon
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- Official Saturday Morning (US) Olympic Discussion Thread - Women's 800 Semis and 100 Semis and Final + Mixed 4 x 400
- Athing MU....effortless win Athing Mu, and Raevyn Rogers made the final. Ajee Wilson is OUT
- A J Wilson goes home devastated
- Ajee' Wilson Tribute Thread
- Seems like SAFP and Thompson-Herah really don't like each other
- WTF is wrong with the USA mixed 4x4 relay?
- Elaine could have gone sub 10.60 tonight🤦♂️
- 10.61... Flo Jo's Olympic record is toast!
- Is Elaine thompson now the greatest 100m sprinter ever
- Calling it now: the women's 100m will be infamous in the next few years
- What was what? What was Trayvon Bromell wearing on his shoes? A list of banned runners?
- Bromell 4th in heat
- Morgan Pearson is about to MEDAL in triathlon mixed relay. On tv now...
Tokyo Day 1
Friday Chatter
- GRANT MFFFFF FISHERRRRRRRR
- Bekele is the GOAT
- Men's Olympic 10,000 Official Discussion Thread - Haile owned the 90s, Bekele the 00s, Farah the 10s. Who will rule the 20s?
- Klecker undone by sea level/humidity
- 1 month ago: Is Barega now the prohibitive 10k favorite?
- Women's Olympic 5,000 Official Discussion Thread - Who has the edge Sifan Hassan or Gudaf Tsegay?
- Wow what was that? Sifan Hassan runs 28.6 final 200 and puts her arms out to celebrate heat win
- Niyonsaba DQ'd from 5000m heat
- USA DQ'd in mixed 4x4
Tokyo Drama / COVID Crap
The former Commonwealth champion from Nigeria tested positive for HGH.
- The Telegraph: "Covid Positive Tests, Athletes In Isolation And Major Drugs Row - How Olympic Athletics In Tokyo Descended Into Chaos" 10 of Nigeria's 23 athletes (and another 10 from other countries) have been forced to withdraw from Tokyo because they didn't have adequate out-of-competition drug testing in the lead-up to the Games.
- Disqualified Nigerian Olympians Take To Tokyo Streets In Protest
- Suspicious Fires Reported Along Olympic Marathon Course Strange tree stumps have been found burning and the people who put the fire out said it wouldn't go out even when they poured water on it.
- Three Members Of Trinidad And Tobago Tokyo Team Test Positive For COVID Long jumper Andwuelle Wright and 400m hurdler Sparkle Ann McKnight will not be allowed to compete. The third member was a coach.
- How A Covid Case Crushed One Olympic Dream
- Tokyo Reports Record COVID Numbers For Third Straight Day The IOC and Tokyo 2020 claim there is no link between the case numbers and the Olympics.
- NBC To Be "Profitable" On Tokyo 2020 In Spite Of TV Audience Decline And "Drum-Beat Of Negativity"
The Tokyo 100m Races Should Be Great
- Fast Times In Women's 100m First Round Has People Talking Records Marie-Josée Ta Lou (10.78), Elaine Thompson-Herah (10.82) and SAFP (10.84) all ran super fast while easing up. Asked if she could run 10.5 in the final, SAFP said, "Sure, definitely."
- The Telegraph: What Does The 100m Look Like Without Usain Bolt? This will be the first time in over a decade that we have a new Olympic 100m champ.
- BBC: Who Are The Contenders In The Men's 100m? The US's Trayvon Bromell, Fred Kerley and Ronnie Baker are all among the medal favorites.
- Dina Asher-Smith Says She's "Got Another Level To Give" After First Round Of 100m Asher-Smith was a bit outshone by the other medal favorites as she eased to 11.07 for second in her heat.
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More Olympic Previews
Our Jonathan Gault thinks an upset is in the cards and picks Josh Kerr to win it.
Only Seb Coe (1980 and 1984) and Tatyana Kazankina (1976 and 1980) have ever repeated as Olympic 1500 champs. Faith Kipyegon hopes the exclusive club increases in size by 50% this year. *Discuss
The GOAT David Rudisha will not be in Tokyo, which means we will have a new Olympic champion in 2021. Can world leader Nijel Amos finally get it done on the big stage? If not, this race is wide open. *Discuss
Three women in the field have won global titles but none have ever won Olympic gold. This should be a great one. *Discuss
Previous Olympic Previews
2016 medalists Conseslus Kipruto, Evan Jager, and Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad are all absent, as is the 2019 Diamond League champ, Getnet Wale. Is this finally the year when Kenya's dominance (nine straight men's Olympic steeple titles) comes to an end? *Discuss
Only seven women have won three individual Olympic golds in their career. Hassan is trying to do that in the span of nine days. *Discuss
In the history of the Olympics, only two American women have ever won Olympic gold in an event longer than 400. Could 19-year old Athing Mu make it 3? Yes she can. *Discuss
This Drama is Fascinating and Important
The Ethiopian Olympic federation wants its stars in Tokyo - Girma and Edris may be running despite not finishing top 3 at the Trials. Might the GOAT Kenenisa Bekele be next?
Another Ban For Salazar
This ban comes after accusations Mary Cain made in 2019 that Salazar verbally and emotionally abused her. This is not the same as a doping ban and Salazar would still be eligible to coach in most settings, but not at USATF events. He has 10 days to appeal.
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Centro Comes Up Short
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