Photos: World record shattered; Olympians in action today
Updated On Aug 03, 2021 02:22 PM IST
- One of the most eagerly anticipated events of the Olympic track and field programme, the 400m hurdles lived up to its billing as world champion Karsten Warholm produced a jaw-dropping performance at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium. The 25-year-old stormed over the line in an incredible 45.94 seconds, slicing a massive 0.8sec off his own world mark of 46.70 set in Oslo last month. The Indian men’s hockey team failed to progress into the finals after losing to World champions Belgium. Here's a look at day 11 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Karsten Warholm of Norway celebrates as he wins the gold medal in the final of the men's 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo on August 3. One of the most anticipated races on the program more than lived up to the hype as Warholm set a ridiculous world record to hold off American Rai Benjamin and take gold in the men's 400 metres hurdles, in what will go down as perhaps the greatest of Olympic races. (Martin Meissner / AP)
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Karsten Warholm of Norway leads Rai Benjamin of United States in the final of the men's 400-meter hurdles at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on August 3. Warholm stormed over the line in an incredible 45.94 seconds, slicing a massive 0.8sec off his own world mark of 46.70 set in Oslo last month. Second-place finisher Rai Benjamin finished in 46.17, also bettering the 46.7 record that Warholm set just last month.(Francisco Seco / AP)
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Karsten Warholm clears a hurdle before winning the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on August 3. "You know the cliché that it hasn't sunk in yet? I don't think it has, but I feel ecstatic," Warholm said after the race. "I can't believe the time, it's so fast. A lot of the time I am asked about the perfect race. I said it didn't exist but this is the closest I've ever come,” Reuters reported.(Charlie Riedel / AP)
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United States' Kevin Durant (7) dunks the ball during men's basketball quarterfinal game against Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Saitama on August 3. The United States were victorious 95-81 despite a valiant 38-point effort from Spain's Ricky Rubio. Kevin Durant led Team USA to a decisive victory earning a ticket to the semifinals.(Eric Gay / AP)
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Serbia's Ivana Spanovic competes in the women's long jump final during the 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 3. In an enthralling women's long jump final, Mihambo of Germany added Olympic gold to her world championship title with a final leap of 7.00 metres, as American Brittney Reese took the silver ahead of bronze medallist Ese Brume of Nigeria.(Andrej Isakovic / AFP)
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Latvia's Madara Palameika competes in the women's javelin throw qualification during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 3. Croatian Sara Kolak's title defence came to a disastrous end as she committed three fouls and was out at the women's javelin qualifier. Polish athlete Maria Andrejczyk, who underwent surgery in March 2020 due to ankle and Achilles tendon injuries, advanced to the final with 65.24 metres in the day's farthest throw.(Antonin Thuillier / AFP)
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Annu Rani of India in action during the women's javelin throw qualification round in 2020 Tokyo Olympics on August 3. Rani could not qualify for the women's javelin throw final finishing 14th with a farthest throw of 54.04m.(Kai Pfaffenbach / REUTERS)
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Ese Brume of Nigeria in action during the Women's Long Jump Final at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 3. Brume, who led after the first round and was in top spot again after the fourth, finished on 6.97-meters and took bronze on a countback.(Fabrizio Bensch / REUTERS)
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Cedric Charlier of Belgium in action against Varun Kumar and Manpreet Singh of India during Hockey Men’s Semifinal at Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo on August 3. World champions Belgium earned a spot in the men's hockey finals at the Tokyo Games after beating India 5-2. Belgium will now face Australia or Germany in the gold medal match on August 5, while India will play for bronze.(Amr Abdallah Dalsh / REUTERS)
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Alexis Jandard of France in action during the Men's 3m Springboard Semifinal at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 3. Chinese divers continued to lead the way in the semi-finals for the men's 3 metre springboard diving at the Tokyo Games, after Xie Siyi and Wang Zongyuan produced a series of impressive dives to claim the top two spots.(Antonio Bronic / REUTERS)
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