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It’s going to be another busy day at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium filled with athletics events.
The United States had a successful Day 13 in Tokyo. win one gold and two silver medals at the events.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Tokyo Day 14 track and field events. The contest begins at 7:25 a.m. ET and can be streamed here:
Allyson Felix Becomes a highly decorated athlete
Allyson Felix won the title of Most Decorated Olympian in track and field history on Friday morning and won bronze in the women’s 400m final.
Felix crossed the finish line in 49.46 Seconds behind Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas and Marileidy Paulino from the Dominican Republic, who claimed gold and silver respectively. Miller-Uibo blew through the competition, finishing in 48.36 while Paulino achieved a time of 49.20.
The 35-year-old mother overtook Jamaican Merlene Ottey, who won nine Olympic medals (six gold and three silver) and, with Carl Lewis, won the most athletics medals by an American.
Quenera Hayes from the USA came in seventh.
Paul Chelimo wins bronze in the 5000m. of men
The American runner Paul Chelimo ousted the Kenyan Nicholas Kimeli for the bronze medal in the men’s 5000 m.
Chelimo finished the race in 12: 59.05, reached out and fell over the finish line to win his second Olympic medal. In 2016 he was a silver medalist.
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei took gold and ran the race in 12:58:15. The Canadian Mohammed Ahmed took silver and finished the race in 12: 58.61 minutes.
The Americans Grant Fisher and Woody Kincaid finished the event in ninth and 14th places respectively.
The men’s US 4x400m relay reaches the final
The US men’s 4x400m relay moves into the final and ends the qualification with the fastest time in the field.
The US team Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Bryce Deadmon and Vernon Norwood ran the race in 2: 57.77.
The Botswana relay finished second with a time of 2: 58.33 and the team from Trinidad and Tobago came third with a time of 2: 58.60.
Women’s 4x100m relay awaits medal
After the second fastest time in the qualification, the American women’s relay 4x100m is fighting for a podium.
Javianne Oliver, English Gardner, Teahna Daniels and Aleia Hobbs finished ahead of the Jamaican team in the heats, but behind Great Britain with a time of 41.90.
Jamaica is the event’s favorite as the team will face track stars Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah in the finals.
This relay is set at 9:30 a.m. ET.
USA not in the final of the men’s 4x100m relay
It was a disappointing performance in the qualifying runs for the US men’s 4x100m relay, who finished their run in sixth place and did not make it to the finals.
The team of Trayvon Brommell, Fred Kerley, Ronnie Baker and Crayvon Gillespie finished the race with a time of 38.10, which was two hundredths of a second less than qualifying for the final. The performance caught the attention of US track legend Carl Lewis, who called the team on Twitter.
Jamaica finished qualifying with the fastest time and is the favorite for gold. China, Canada and Italy are also expected to fight for a podium.
This event takes place at 9:50 a.m. ET.
Maggie Malone in the final for the ladies javelin
Maggie Malone from the United States, freshly in second place in the qualification, competes in the final for the women’s javelin.
The two-time Olympian achieved a best throw of 63.07. The Polish Maria Andrejczyk was first with a litter of 65.24 and is the big favorite for gold.
Javelin legend Barbara Spotakova from the Czech Republic did not make it to the final after finishing 14th in the qualification. It will be the first Olympic Games since 2004 that Spotakova, who won gold in 2008 and 2012 and bronze in 2016, is not on the podium.
The finals will take place at 7:50 a.m. ET.
Faith Kipyegon wins gold in a row over 1500 m. of the ladies
The Kenyan Faith Kipyegon flew through the semifinals, led the field with a time of 3: 56.80 and wants to keep her title as Olympic champion in the women’s 1500 m.
The Ethiopian Freweyni Gebreezibeher and the Canadian Gabriela Dubues-Stafford finished second and third, respectively, followed by the Australian Jessica Hull and the Japanese Nozomi Tanaka. But the four will most likely fight for second and third place.
The Americans Elle Purrier St. Pierre and Cory McGee compete in the final. Purrier St. Pierre finished eighth in the semifinals with a time of 4: 01.00. McGee, who was on Nov.
The event begins at 8:50 p.m. ET.
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