Aug. 3, 2021, 8:54 a.m.

(The Guardian) Mu is first US winner since 1968, Raevyn Rogers takes bronzeHodgkinson wins Team GB’s first athletics medal of GamesAthing Mu has raced to Olympic gold in the women’s 800m with Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson winning silver – Team GB’s first athletics medal of the Tokyo Games.Mu stormed home in a time of 1min 55.21sec to become the first US woman to win 800m gold since Madeline Manning in 1968. Fellow 19-year-old Hodgkinson ran 1min 55.88sec, surpassing Kelly Holmes’ British record which had stood since 1995. Continue reading...

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