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Indeed, there was history and herstory in the same amazing day in Tokyo, two meet-shaking performances that would have ordinarily turned a full Olympic stadium crowd into a roaring mass of besotted athletics lovers. How sad then that National Stadium was essentially empty when Warholm obliterated his own world record — slicing it from 46.70 seconds to 45.
Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica celebrates after winning gold in the women’s 200m. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY This was probably the best race ... in Olympic history. I don't even think Usain Bolt's 9.5 topped that“I dream about it like a maniac, I tell you. I sleep all night on it. I spend all my time thinking about this, so just getting this last medal into my collection, it’s complete.”
“This was probably the best race … in Olympic history. I don’t even think Usain Bolt’s 9.5 topped that,” Benjamin said of the Jamaican legend’s world record 100m time of 9.58 seconds that was good for gold at the 2009 world championships. But he did. Warholm is that good. He hasn’t lost a hurdles race since September 2018, chalking up 20 wins in a row, counting Tuesday’s thriller.
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