This Tuesday, August 6, the athletics program of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games reaches its midpoint with five races (two semifinals and three finals) that will vibrate the spectators present in the venue. Stade de France.
The afternoon session begins at 7:35 pm with the 400-meter dash semifinal, where the European champion Alexander Doom (Belgium) will go for the world bronze Quincy Hall (USA) for a place in the final to be played tomorrow night.
At 8:07 pm another semifinal, the women’s 400-meter hurdles, featuring the Dutch star Femke Bolthe Olympic champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and the Jamaican Russell Clayton among its main competitors.
At 8:50 pm the highlight of the afternoon comes: the 1,500 meter final, which will witness a historic clash between the great figure of European and world middle distance, the Norwegian. Jakob Ingebrigtsenand the Scotsman Josh Kerr, distance world champion at the last World Cup in Budapest. The race will have no Spanish participation, but will have the presence of the Tokyo 2020 runner-up, the Kenyan Timothy Chetuiyotand the Americans Jared Nuguse and Hobbs Hessler.
A few minutes later, 9:14 pm, the Spanish Irene Sánchez-Escribano will participate in his first Olympic 3,000 meter hurdles final, where the Kenyan Beatrice Chepkoech will be the main favourite. However, he will have a tough contest in defending the Olympic title, the Ugandan Peruth Chemutaiand the world champion at a distance, the Bahraini Winfred Yavi.
Finally, the day closes at 9:40 pm with the women’s 200 meters final, where Saint Lucian Julien Alfred He will be looking for his second gold of these games, after winning the 100 meters. Due to the absence due to injury of Jamaican Shericka Jackson, her main opponent will be the British Dina Asher-Smith and the American Gabrielle Thomas.
All tests can be seen live on Telesport and on the internet through RTVE Play.
Source: La Verdad
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