Day 12 recap: Women's 400-meter hurdles world record obliterated at Tokyo Games Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Kenneth Bednarek of the United States, Andre De Grasse of Canada, Erriyon Knighton of the United States, Aaron Brown of Canada and Noah Lyles of the United States tear around the bend in the 200-meter final at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday. | REUTERS REUTERS Aug 5, 2021 Another athletics world record was obliterated at the Olympics on Wednesday, as athletes coped with the heat of political and diplomatic controversy as well as Tokyo’s broiling summer weather.