Hocker cross the finish line during the Men's 1500m Final. GETTY IMAGES

The American athlete surprised in the final straight sprinting to gold ahead of many athletes touted to win ahead of him. He also beat the Olympic record set by Ingebrigtsen at Tokyo 2020. The Norwegian missed out on a medal, beaten by Great Britain's Kerr in second and the USA's Nuguse in third.

The Stade de France witnessed the best Olympic 1500m final in history. The crowd was thrilled by the sensational performance of Jacob Ingebrigtsen, who wanted to retain the gold medal he won in Tokyo and took an early lead only to see three athletes overtake him on the final straight.

Right from the start, Ingebrigtsen took the lead and set a very strong pace. Several of the 11 athletes competing with him had trouble keeping up with the pace at the back of the pack. At times, it looked like he might be alone. 1:51.38 was the time at the 800m mark. Ingebrigtsen's Tokyo PB, 3:28.32, was in danger.



The Norwegian was playing with the pace seemed to be in total control. On the last lap, on the back straight, everyone started to fall back but Team GB's Josh Kerr then went out into lane two to follow him and was soon joined by two Americans Hocker and Nuguse all closing in on the race leader.

On the last corner of the race, Ingebrigtsen turned his head to see where his rivals were. He was probably worried to see that he had them close again. At the start of the home straight, Ingebritsen made it difficult for Kerr to pass him on the outside and Hocker on the inside but ultimately they both passed him, followed by Yared Nurse, the other American athlete. 

Ingebrigtsen was sinking down the straight and finished fourth, to the surprise of any athletics fan. He had already lost other 1500m finals at the World Championships, but missing out on a medal was not to be expected.

Jacob Ingebritsen pictured at the end of the race. GETTY IMAGES
Jacob Ingebritsen pictured at the end of the race. GETTY IMAGES

Hicham El Guerrouj's world record (3:26.00) remains safe, but the top four in this race have all lowered the Olympic record set three years ago in Japan. Hocker left the Olympic record at 3:27.65. The photo finish made it clear that Kerr was silver with 3:27.79, a new British record, and Nuguse set a personal best of 3:27.80.

Four other athletes improved their personal bests, and the Dutch and Italian records also fell. Six athletes ran under 3:30.00. The other surprise came from Kenyans Timothy Cheruiyot and Brian Komen, who finished last in the final.

Gabby Thomas beats Alfred in the 200m

The American athlete has won her first gold in the 200m after dominating the race. The 100m champion in Paris, Julien Alfred from Santaluc, had to settle for the silver medal. Brittany Brown, also from the USA, took bronze.

Thomas took the lead right from the start. In the curve, there could still be doubts, but in the final straight, she was unbeatable. She clocked 21.83, almost half a second off Florence Griffith's world record, a mark that has stood since 1988 at the Seoul Olympics.



Thomas won bronze at Tokyo 2020 with a time very similar to today's (21.87). With today's result, she would also have been bronze three years ago, behind Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah and Namibia's Christine Mboma.

Alfred ran 22.08 to take the silver medal with ease. Brown ran 22.20, resisting the finish behind several athletes who had been very close to the bronze, such as the British Dina Asher-Smith and Daryl Neita.

Olympic record in 3000m steeplechase

Bahrain's Yavi Winfred became Olympic champion in a spectacular 3000m steeplechase final. The athlete had almost no rivals who could threaten her victory, and she set the new Olympic record in 8:52.76. At the age of 24, she became another of the world's athletics stars. She had already been World champion in 2023.

Many of the athletes have broken records in this competition. The silver medal went to 25-year-old Ugandan Peruth Chemutai, who broke her country's record with a time of 8:53.34. She was the only athlete to finish the race with a time of 8:53.34. She was the only one to finish less than a second behind the champion. Chemutai has ceded the throne achieved in Tokyo 2020.



The bronze medal went to the young Kenyan Faith Cherotich. She was also a bronze medallist at last year's World Championships. Her 8:55.15 is the best of her career, but she is only 20 years old, so she could be a great rival in this race in the coming years.

The European record in the race also fell to France's Alice Finot (8:58.67), who finished fourth. British record went to Elizabeth Bird (9:04.35). Three more athletes beat their personal bests.

Second Olympic gold for Tentoglu in the Long Jump

The Greek athlete has once again become the Olympic long jump champion. After his success at Tokyo 2020, he did not make much of a difference to his competitors today, but during the final, it did not look as if he could be overtaken.

Tentoglu jumped 8.48m on his second attempt. He kept jumping over eight metres until his sixth attempt, which he failed to clear. At the age of 26, he is now in search of glory once again. In Los Angeles 2028 he will possibly try to win a third gold medal, but it remains to be seen whether the competition is stronger or not.



Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock has won a very close silver. He already lost the final of the 2023 World Championships in Budapest to Tentoglu, but his progression could make him a candidate for gold in the future, as he is only 23 years old. Today he jumped a best of 8.36m, also on the second attempt.

Italy's Mattia Furlani, only 19 years old, took bronze and came close to silver with a leap of 8.34m on his first attempt. He came close to beating himself on the fifth jump but cleared exactly the same mark. Another athlete to keep an eye on for future events.

Camryn Rogers, hammer gold

The shot put final of the day at the Olympic Stadium was the women's hammer. The reigning world champion, Camryn Rogers of Canada, won a very exciting final, as there were several changes in the lead.

Rogers was the best in the first attempt with 74.11m. It did not look like a definite shot, and already in the second round, she lost the lead to China's Zhao Jie, who put the hammer 74.27m away. 



In the third round, where the four worst throwers were eliminated, Rogers managed to put the distance at 74.47m. But in the same round, American Annette Echikunwoke threw 75.48, one metre further.

On the fourth throw, Rogers came close to overtaking her, with 75.44m. But it was on the fifth throw that the Canadian had her best moment. She went as high as 76.97. There was nothing to be done. All the competitors were far behind on the last attempt. Echikunwoke took the silver and Jie the bronze.