2016 Rio Olympics
Day 5, August 16, 2016
2016 Olympic Men’s 1500 Preview: Asbel Kiprop Goes For Olympic Title #2 As Matthew Centrowitz Tries to End USA's 108-Year Gold Drought
The last time an American won Olympic gold in the 1500, the Chicago Cubs were three months away from winning the World Series. Centro's been in great form, but can he or Americans Robby Andrews and Ben Blankenship fend off defending champ Taoufik Makhloufi, Kenyans Ronald Kwemoi and Elijah Manangoi and a host of others in a deep, talented field?August 16, 2016
Brazil's Thiago Braz da Silva Upsets Renaud Lavillenie for Pole Vault Gold and Sets the Olympic Record (6.03m) in Front of Delirious Rio Crowd
August 16, 2016
Unbelievable: Clayton Murphy Goes From 1:56 800m Runner to Olympic Bronze Medallist Talking World Record in Four Years
What an amazing journey for Clayton Murphy.August 16, 2016
Men's 1500 Heats: The Favorites Cruise as All Three Americans Make Thurday's Semifinals, Elijah Manangoi Picks Up an Injury, Souleiman Says He's Clean
There was some DQ drama in heat #2, however.August 16, 2016
Abbey D’Agostino & Nikki Hamblin Show the True Meaning of the Olympics as Almaz Ayana Leads Women’s 5,000 Qualifiers
Would you stop running in the middle of the Olympics to help a total stranger? These two women did just that.August 16, 2016
Christian Taylor Becomes Second Man to Repeat As Olympic Triple Jump Champ; Will Claye Gets Silver and Proposes to Girlfriend Queen Harrison on Victory Lap
Taylor became the first man in 36 years to defend his Olympic triple jump title and now owns more global triple jump golds than any man in history. He's now in the conversation for the GOAT along with world record holder Jonathan Edwards and three-time Olympic champ Viktor Saneyev.August 16, 2016
High Schooler Sydney McLaughlin's Olympics Come to An End as Favorites Advance to 400m Hurdle Final
August 16, 2016
Outside Letsrun
Russian Long Jumper Darya Klishina Cleared To Compete On Tuesday After CAS Rules In Her Favor In IAAF Ban
Klishina was originally the sole Russian track athlete in Rio, but then the IAAF banned her as well after new information emerged. However, Klishina was successful in her appeal to CAS so will compete.August 16, 2016
Russian Paralympic Committee To Find Out August 22nd If They Will Stay Banned From Rio
Unlike the IOC, the IPC issued a blanket ban on Russian from the Paralympics, but Russia has launched an appeal to CAS.August 16, 2016
Russian Whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova Says She Fears For Her Life After Hackers Found Her Location Through The WADA Athlete Whereabouts Program
Stepanova and husband Vitaly have been forced to relocate again and she says, "If something happens to us then you should know that it is not an accident." *Stepanova Believes IOC Stance Against Her Will Discourage Future Whistleblowers And Accuses Thomas Bach Of Only Trying To Serve Himself "Thomas Bach doesn’t know anything about our situation. He never made an attempt to sort things out and understand anything. They simply say what is going to serve them. *2nd articleAugust 16, 2016
Usain Bolt Criticises Rio Organisers For Short Turnaround Between 100 Semi And Final
Bolt said his legs "felt dead" because of the shorter than usual time between races. Botl also says he thinks he could get the 200 WR here in Rio.August 16, 2016
Justin Gatlin Was Booed Before The 100m Final
August 16, 2016
Good Read: The Guardian" Usain Bolt: The Human Races's Ultimate Speed Freak"
"Nobody in any sport has ever made being this good and this ruthless look so soft, so recognisably human." *Usain Bolt Thinks It's Possible He Could Break His 200m World Record In Rio If He "Can Get A Good Night's Rest After The Semi-Finals" *Usain Bolt Gave The Crowd A Dirty Look When They Booed Justin Gatlin During The 100m Medal CeremonyAugust 16, 2016
Interesting: A Meter-By-Meter Split Analysis: How Wayde Van Niekerk Broke The 400m WR
How fast some of the mid-race splits are will amaze you. Also, despite breaking the WR, van Niekerk actually ran his last 100m slower than when he first broke 44-seconds last year.August 16, 2016
GR: The New Yorker: "The Brilliance Of Usain Bolt, Mo Farah And Wayde Van Niekerk"
One of the most famous LRC posters Malcolm Gladwell, and New Yorker editor Nicholas Thompson analyze and debate some of the biggest races of the Games so far.August 16, 2016
