Tokyo Olympics LIVE Three Aussies into womens javelin final McSweyn Hoare make 1500m semis
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A world record has just fallen on the track.
Norway’s Karsten Warholm has become the first man to break 46 seconds in the 400m hurdles, running 45.94s.
Karsten Warholm broke an almost-three decade-old world record at the Diamond League meet in Oslo last month. Now he has Olympic gold after breaking it again.Credit:NTB
He broke his own world record of 46.7s set just a month ago.
It was a super fast final in which six of the eight men all ran personal bests and national records.
No medal for Thomas Green, who just beats the one boat home in the K1 1000m final to finish seventh in 3:28.360.
They went out very fast and he sat off the pace but the 22-year-old Queenslander just couldn’t conjure an effort when he needed one in the really testing conditions.
Hungary went one and two, with Balint Kopasz taking gold in an Olympic record of 3:20.643 - ahead of compatriot Adam Varga, who was involved in a very tight finish for second.
It’s a big day at Enoshima with Australia closing in on its second gold medal of the regatta, which is being held at the site of the 1964 Olympics competition.
Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan are in pole position to win the men’s 470 class â€" and could confirm it as soon as this afternoon.
Matthew Belcher and Will Ryan in action.Credit:Getty
The duo, who are campaigning together for the last time at the Olympics given their class will be mixed gender in Paris, already have a 19-point lead from Spain’s Nicolas Rodriguez Garcia-Paz and Jordi Xammar.
If they can extend that to 20 or more after today’s two races they will be gold medalists-in-waiting and only have to turn up for the double points medal event on Wednesday, similar to Matt Wearn in the Laser category earlier this week.
The first of Belcher and Ryan’s two races was due to begin at 1.15pm AEST.
Cousins Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin will be sailing for bronze in the Nacra 17 medal race later this afternoon too.
Thomas Green is about to have a paddle for the medals in the K1 1000m final here at a very windy Sea Forest Waterway.
The Gold Coast lad is in lane two but it is Fernando Pimenta from Portugal who is likely to be setting the pace.
The women’s long jump final has just wrapped up and unfortunately Australia’s Brooke Stratton has missed the podium.
She wasn’t able to improve on her best jump of 6.83m, which placed her seventh.
It’s all over for Brooke Stratton.Credit:Getty
Germany’s Malaika Germihambo grabbed the gold medal with her final jump - 7.00m. That put her just ahead of American Britteny Reese, who took silver with 6.97m, and Nigeria’s Ese Brume in third.
The company that made the handlebar unit that collapsed during Australia’s men’s team pursuit yesterday in Tokyo is launching a full investigation into the incident alongside the Australian Olympic team.
Alex Porter’s handlebars snapped off his bike mid-race, sending him into a face-first crash into the wood at the Izu Velodrome.
Australia’s Alex Porter crashed when his handlebars snapped mid-race.Credit:Getty Images
The freak accident occured a quarter of the way during the race. The Aussies were considered a hot favourite and were offered a re-ride by officials after the crash but qualified fifth-fastest, missing out on a shot at a medal.
The faulty part was made by Bastion Cycles, who have just dropped a press release on the matter, and have been providing custom-made bike components for elite athletes since 2016.
“Our first concern was for Alex Porter and the entire team,†Bastion co-founder, Ben Schultz, said.
“We are in constant contact with the Australian Olympic cycling team and coaches, and give our assurances that we are using all means available to investigate why this occurred.
“Our focus at this time is to continue supporting the Australian cycling team for the remainder of the competition.â€
Australia’s quest for its first Olympics medal continues against Argentina tonight (10pm AEST), and this is how they are expected to line-up. A victory will see them progress through to the semi finals for the second consecutive Olympic Games.
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Young Ausrralian prospect Bendere Oboya has taken to social media to express her disappointment after being eliminated in the opening round of the women’s 400m with a time of 52.37 seconds.
Australian athlete Bendere Oboya. Credit:Getty
The 21-year-old was one of Australia’s greatest hopes on the track and was even dubbed ‘the next Cathy Freeman’ ahead of the Games.
Her time in the heat was well shy of her 51.21 PB, with the youngster making no excuses for her time, labelling it “pretty bad†in a post-race interview.
“When I fall, I rise each time & everytime. As much as this one hurt so much, I will dust off the pain and begin again as many times as I have to,†she wrote on Instagram.
“I’m not asking for sympathy, I simply didn’t perform when it mattered but I am asking you to keep sending love & positive vibes to our @ausolympicteam athletes still competing.â€
Olympic debutant Mackenzie Little, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kathryn Mitchell and 2019 world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber are all into Friday’s women’s javelin final - a great outcome for Australia.
As we expected, Little’s earlier throw of 62.37m has been good enough to get her into the top 12 performers.
She left it late but Kelsey-Lee Barber has made it into the women’s javelin final.Credit:AP
The second qualifying group has just wrapped up. Barber left it late but threw 62.59m with her last attempt - her best throw of the season and enough to place her a comfortable second in the group.
Mitchell fouled with two of her three throws but her effort of 61.85m has also got her through.
Brooke Stratton has avoided an early elimination in the women’s long jump final. The Australia’s third jump of 6.83m was enough to put her into seventh spot.
Only the top eight continue after the first three jumps, so four competitors are now out of the running.
American Britteny Reese and Nigeria’s Ese Brume have set the mark to beat at 6.97m.
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