Eaton tries to defend Olympic decathlon title

“After asking questions about current recovery techniques, the conversation prompted me to ask myself: Why does it feel good, after running, to pour a bottle of water over your head?” he said in a press release before its unveiling a year ago.

With just the clock and the crowd for company in their re-run hours later, they took the stick around in 41.77 seconds to knock slowest-qualifier China out the final and get in through the back door.

Kai Kazmirek of Germany moved into second place with a good 400 meters and trails Eaton by 121 points.

“I felt somebody. I didn’t know who it was”. Bowie said. “Now, I have two”.

Tianna Bartoletta nestled into the starting blocks in lane 2 for the USA team’s re-run – on their own and against the clock only – after they fumbled the baton in their original qualifier, but got another chance following a protest.

At a sun-kissed Olympic Stadium, Warner actually beat Eaton in the opening 100m, his 10.30 seconds a new Olympic record for the blue riband race staged as the opening act of the gruelling 10-discipline event.

But American Trey Hardee, who brought home silver at the London Games and has challenged Eaton for years, won’t be competing. “I saw I was far from them, and nobody’s going to catch me, so I celebrated early”, he said. Clement has been decorated enough, with two world championship gold medals, but the Olympic title eluded him.

Two Olympians are aiming for back-to-back golds in track and field, and the US women’s team was granted a rerun in the 4×100 m relay. Valerie Adams won three medals in the women’s shot put, taking gold in 2008 and 2012 and silver in Rio.

Mayer finished with 8,834 points, earning silver and a national record. Warner held a 38 point lead over Eaton heading to the long jump.

With three rounds remaining, Kevin Mayer still occupies 3rd place in the decathlon. That’s where he once said he’d keep an Olympic medal if he were successful in winning one at the Rio Olympics. It shows that the team might have to rely more than ever on the speed of their superstar.

In a recent interview, Rollins, one of seven siblings, said her family didn’t have much money when she was growing up, so they spent a lot of time playing outside. “There was some pressure to make it to the finals”.

First, though, Bolt’s target is the sprint double.