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From time to time, athletics witnesses landmark contests where more than one competitor betters an existing world record. Thirty years ago tomorrow (August 30) it happened in the long jump at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, when Mike Powell and Carl Lewis took the long jump to new lengths.
From time to time, athletics witnesses landmark contests where more than one competitor betters an existing world record. Thirty years ago tomorrow (August 30) it happened in the long jump at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, when Mike Powell and Carl Lewis took the long jump to new lengths.
Former Miner track and field star Emmanuel Korir is now a gold medalist for Kenya as he claimed first place in the men's 800m final at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. Among the various Olympians with UTEP and El Paso ties, Korir was the first to earn a gold medal with a final time of 1:45:06 in the event. His time is now the sixth-fastest 800m race of all time. “It’s amazing. I mean, I’m so happy and grateful, this is a big achievement,” Korir told Olympics.com. “I’ve been praying and hoping to maybe one day have a medal and today I have it and I’m so thankful.”
El grito de Munch, de Noruega a Tokio Karsten Warholm, medalla de oro en 400 m llanos, en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokyo, Japón. Foto: AP /Charlie Riedel. Las más leídas 4 5 Actualizado al 04/08/2021 21:26 Karsten Warholm, ese portento atlético de Noruega, pegó un grito para darse ánimo sobre el taco de salida en el Estadio Olímpico de Tokio, en el mediodía del martes. Exactamente, 45 segundos y 94 centésimas después, lanzó otro grito, esta vez de euforia al cruzar la meta, después de dar una vuelta a la pista -400 metros- y atravesar las diez vallas.
She didnât sound animated or arrogant, simply matter-of-fact. âIâve got 11 medals, individual medals at that. No long jumper has done that, male or female. My Twitter handle says it all - âDa LJ Beastâ. It just sucks that, you know, if I was on the track side of the sport I would be the Usain Bolt of long jump. But just being in the field event side just doesnât get the attention that it deserves.â The American was briefly at the epicentre of the athletics world in Tokyo as gold in the womenâs long jump came down to the final attempt: hers.