CHEPTEGEI’S RECORD-BREAKING RUN! – World Athletics

Joshua Cheptegei finally won Olympic gold in the men’s 10,000m, shattering a 16-year-old Olympic record in a tense race with Ethiopia’s top trio and USA’s Grant Fisher.

Another record – the world record – fell in the mixed 4x400m heats, as the US quartet of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown clocked 3:07.41 to smash the previous mark by more than a second.

The men’s 1500m remains on track for an exciting showdown, with Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr both advancing smoothly to the semifinals.

In the women’s 100m, Sha’Carri Richardson’s quest for gold is heating up.

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With such thrilling action already under way, you won’t want to miss what’s coming next.

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Source: World Athletics