GERMANS STUN KIWIS IN HOCKEY CLASSIC
If you thought the track was exciting tonight, you should have seen the hockey, because that was just WILD.
New Zealand were leading defending champions Germany 2-0 with five minutes remaining of their quarter-final clash at the Olympic Hockey Centre. But Germany captain Moritz Furste scored from a penalty corner in the 56th minute, before doing so again to level the scores at 2-2 with 41 seconds remaining. Florian Fuchs then scored a field goal in the final seconds to send Germany into the semi-finals.
New Zealand have never beaten the Germans in a major international tournament, and they will not get a better chance for a long time.
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MURRAY: 'ONE OF MY TOUGHEST MATCHES'
Remember when Andy Murray won the men's singles tennis gold medal earlier, before all that running? Here's what he had to said about it.
"I found it really difficult emotionally, it was tough physically. There were so many ups and downs in the match. It was one of the toughest matches I've had to play to win a title for sure."
"The fact it hasn’t been done before - it’s a very difficult thing to do. It hasn’t been done before shows it’s very hard, so I’m very proud to have done that.
Murray is the first man to win two singles titles in Olympic Games history.
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'HE JUST WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN'
After becoming Olympic champion and world record holder on an incredible evening, Wayde van Niekerk said: "I believed I could get the world record. I've dreamed of this medal since forever. I am blessed."
London 2012 gold medallist Kirani James, who took silver here, was magmanimous in defeat.
"I'm happy to be part of a race that made history. We have put this sport on a pedestal," the Grenadian said. "(Van Niekerk) was somebody I was trying to gauge off of but he just wouldn't slow down. He just kept going and when you keep going like that, obviously a world record is going to fall. Today is a confirmation that on any given day, anyone can win."
MAN OF THE MOMENT
Is it Usain, or is it Wayde van Niekerk? The South African has broken Michael Johnson's 17-year-old 400m world record on his way to winning gold at the Olympic Stadium in a frankly astonishing time of 43.03 seconds. Anyone who has seen that legendary 1999 performance from Johnson will know just how significant a moment this is.
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BOLT SEEKS 'IMMORTALITY'
Usain Bolt has not finished yet at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, not by a long way. With the 200m and the 4x100m relay still to come, he's just a third of the way to achieving his target.
Bolt said trackside: "Somebody said I can become immortal. Two more medals to go and I can sign off. Immortal.
"It was brilliant. I didn't go so fast but I'm so happy I won. There will always be doubters. But I'm in better shape than last season."
FIRST PART OF THE TRIPLE TRIPLE: CHECK
Was that a little bit closer than you expected? Bolt's main challenger Justin Gatlin got off to a flyer and led the race until beyond the half-way point. Once Bolt was into his stride, however, there was only going to be one winner. Gatlin took silver in 9.89 seconds while Canada's Andre de Grasse claimed bronze in 9.91.
The Jamaican even found the time for a thump of the chest just before he crossed the finish line. After watching him cruise to a time of 9.86 seconds in the semi-final, one wonders if he could have gone even faster there. But no one minds about times at the Olympic Stadium right now. Bolt is clutching Rio 2016 mascot Vinicius and doing an energetic lap of honour as he jubilantly drinks in the adulation of the crowd.
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IBARGUEN WINS WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
Colombia's Caterine Ibarguen has taken gold in the women's triple jump with a winning leap of 15.17 metres. She looks pretty pleased about it too.
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VAN NIEKERK RUNS STRAIGHT INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS
What a run by Wayde van Niekerk. With all eyes on James and Merritt in the middle lanes, the South African burst around the outside and pulled away from both of them. His winning time of 43.03 smashes Michael Johnson's 400m record by 0.15 seconds. Absolutely incredible.
SOUTH AFRICA'S WAYDE VAN NIEKERK WINS 400m GOLD - AND BREAKS THE WORLD RECORD!
IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT BOLT THOUGH...
Coming up we have the men's 400m final, which promises to be a cracker. LaShawn Merritt, Wayde van Niekerk and London 2012 champion Kirani James (pictured) have all clocked sub-44.12 this year. Michael Johnson's world record could be in danger...
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