Canadian decathletes Damian Warner, Pierce LePage cruising along
decathlon after five of 10 events. Pierce LePage of Whitby, Ont., was third. Warner began the day by running 10.12 seconds in the 100 metres to tie his decathlon world record. The No. 1-ranked decathlete in the world this year then crushed the field in the long jump, soaring 8.24 metres, the longest in Olympic decathlon history. He was 11th in the shot put, then cleared 2.02 metres in the high jump to tie for eighth. He ended the day with a third-place finish in his men’s 400 metres heat.
Sakura Yosozumi of Japan competes in the women's park skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Sakura Yosozumi of Japan, 19, won the inaugural Olympic women’s park event in skateboarding, solidifying Japan’s dominance of the sport making its Olympic debut. The silver went to Kokona Hiraki, who at 12 became Japan’s youngest Olympic medallist.
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