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Another Olympic champion, in the 800 meters. bring home gold in women’s and men’s 4x400m relays, Molly Seidel wins bronze in the women’s marathonĪn Olympic champion and world record-holder (and the woman whose record she took down) in the 400 meter hurdles. And American Abdi Abdirahman, 44-whose first Olympics was in Sydney in 2000-was 41st in 2:18:27.Īugust 7: U.S. His teammate Jake Reilly, 32, placed 29th with a 2:16:26 finish. Cherono couldn’t cover the move, and finished fourth in 2:10:02. But in the final 200 meters, Nageeye surged, motioning for Abdi to follow him. Eliud Kipchoge Wins the Men’s Olympic Marathonīehind him, in the race for silver and bronze, it first appeared as if his compatriot Lawrence Cherono, 33, would prevail.The feat makes him only the third athlete to win more than one Olympic marathon. With his smooth, controlled stride and trademark smile-part love of the sport, part tactic to keep a calm mind-he ran alone to his historic victory. He ran from 30K to 35K in 14:28, a 4:39 pace, pulling 27 seconds ahead. Starting at mile 19, Kipchoge began to squeeze down the pace, creating a significant gap. Near mile 17, Kipchoge turned around and seemed to scold Rupp, then pulled to the side as if to stay clear of the American’s footfalls. Team USA’s Galen Rupp, 35, who won bronze in Rio in 2016, stayed nearly directly behind Kipchoge through the first half of the race. Many who were considered contenders-including 2020 London Marathon winner Shura Kitata of Ethiopia, 2012 Olympic champion Stephan Kiprotich of Uganda and 2019 world champion Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia-did not finish. The men raced in slightly cooler, shadier conditions than the women had the day before-still, the temperature at the start was 78 degrees, with 86 percent humidity. Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, 36, took gold in the men’s marathon in 2:08:38, crossing the finish line a minute and 20 seconds ahead of the next runner.Ībdi Nageeye, 32, of the Netherlands took silver in 2:09:58, and Bashir Abdi, 32, of Belgium ran 2:10:00 for bronze. The world record-holder, reigning Olympic champion, and only man to break two hours in the 26.2-mile distance cemented his status as the greatest marathoner of all time Sunday morning along the streets of Sapporo.

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Olympic Track and Field Trials | Full ResultsĪugust 8: Eliud Kipchoge defends his Olympic gold in the men’s marathon → Join Runner’s World+ to stay up to date on the Tokyo Olympics! Keep reading below for the latest daily recaps from Tokyo. Stay with Runner’s World each day from July 30 to August 8-or July 29 to August 7 in the U.S.-as we share all the news, highlights, and results that matter to you. And now that a week has gone by since the opening ceremony, the best runners from around the world are primed for record-setting performances over the span of the next 10 days. After a year delay, the Olympics from Tokyo, Japan, are underway.