Tokyo Olympics day 4 - Monday 2 August

[SprintRelayFan]

And holly gets her first attempt at 4.55. Thank god for that!

Stefanidi and Silva both have a failure at that height

[RunUnlimited]

For the first time in my time on the planet Kenya have not won the 'chase at a Games they have attended.

Yep. I was born in 1979 and all I've seen at the Olympics in steeplechase have been Kenyan winners. Incredible performance from El Bakkali.... Will the Kenyan selectors be feeling a bit rueful with some of the omissions they made to their steeplechase team at their Trials?

[LuckySpikes]

Go on, Ririka Hironaka! Crush 'em all!

[trickstat]

Is Hassan vs Kenya vs Ethiopia reminding anyone else of Mo vs Kenya vs Ethiopia?

[trickstat]

Holly B first time clear @ 4.55.

[trickstat]

Easy for Hassan with 57.36 last lap!

[SprintRelayFan]

eye roll here

[marra]

I know she probably could beat them anyway, but I can't help but feel the tactics in that 5000m played perfectly into Hassan's hands.

[trickstat]

Especially so as a fast race would make the triple a much tougher ask.

[SprintRelayFan]

Hironaka rewarded for her early efforts with a National record, and that, for me, is the best thing about that race.

[SprintRelayFan]

With one throw remaining Perkovic out of the medals. Allman has led since r1

[philipo]

Easy for Hassan with 57.36 last lap!

Played into Hassans hands with her basic speed
Tsegay did not have guts to run like she was doing earlier on this year
That's why the 1500m will be the Kenyan OG champ from Rio and Hassan again for me. I sadly doubt a medal for LM.

[LuckySpikes]

I rather expect a medal (bronze) for Laura. I see no other superior athletes in that field.

[trickstat]

With due respect to Gidey in the 10000, I do think that Kipyegon in the 1500 will be Hassan's biggest human obstacle to a treble. There is the other obstacle of a punishing schedule of racing, warming-up and down etc.

[Occasional Hope]

Kipyegon has the ability and guts to beat Hassan in the 1500. Everyone else, including Laura, will be going for bronze.

[LuckySpikes]

Kind of as expected. Great run for Nadia Battocletti in 7th, 14:46.29 PB (still just 21).

Even younger, Ririka Hironaka (20) has taken down Kayoko Fukushi's Japanese NR of 14:53.22 with 14:52.84.

19 months ago Kayoko Fukushi owned 4 National Records. Now she owns none, having lost them to Tanaka (3000), Hironaka & Niiya (10,000 & Half Marathon) !

[philipo]

I know she probably could beat them anyway, but I can't help but feel the tactics in that 5000m played perfectly into Hassan's hands.

Absolutely!!

[trickstat]

Sandi Morris out of the PV at 4.55 - looking a little injured.

[philipo]

There is a great big what if in my mind!!

[SprintRelayFan]

Sandi Morris out best of 4.40, injured I think, but unlikely to make the final in any case
EDIT, there's 15 with 4.55 already, so no she won't even if she could