Track and field opened competition on Friday at the Summer Olympics, and American Reese Hoffa won the bronze in men’s shot put. Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba won her second straight 10,000m.
Women’s 10,000m Final: Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba Defends Gold Medal
On the opening day of Athletics, Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba defended her gold medal in the women’s 10,000 meters Friday night at the 2012 Summer Olympics, pulling away from her competition late and winning in dominant fashion.
Dibaba, 27, broke away with 500m remaining and furthered her lead, eventually winning in a time of 30:20.75, nearly a full six seconds ahead of the silver medal winner, Kenya’s Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego. Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, also of Kenya, finished in 30:30.44 for the bronze medal.
Read Article >Men’s Shot Put Final: Poland’s Tomasz Majewski Wins Gold
Jul 14, 2012; London, UNITED KINGDOM; Tomasz Majewski (POL) finishes second in the shot put at 69-9 3/4 (21.28m) in the 2012 Aviva London Grand Prix at the Crystal Palace. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-US PRESSWIRE Tomasz Majewski, the gold medal winner in the shot put in Beijing, has repeated as champion of the event at the London 2012 Olympics. Even though he was the defending champion, Majewski was not the clear favorite heading into the event. He had gold won before he stepped up for his final shot, then unleashed a throw that improved on his already medal-winning difference.
Majewski has not won a major competition since 2009 and finished 9th at the 2011 World Championships. He won the meet with a distance of 21.89 meters. Heading into his final shot, he had a distance of 21.87 meters. David Storl, the reigning world champion from Germany, finished in second place to take the silver medal with a distance of 21.86 meters.
Read Article >2012 Olympic Streaming For Track & Field Finals
Track and field is underway today and will be the major focus for the remainder of the Olympics. The competition gets off with medal events in the men’s shot put and women’s 10,000m. The women’s 10,000m takes place at 9:25 p.m. London time, 4:25 p.m. ET and will be aired live on NBC at 4:30 p.m. The men’s shot put takes place at 8:30 p.m. London time, 3:30 p.m. ET, but to watch that on TV you’ll have to wait for NBC’s primetime coverage (begins at 8 p.m. ET). If you are looking for it live you can find it, and other track and field qualification events using NBC’s online stream.
This morning three Americans were among the 12 men to qualify for the medal round in the shot put. Gold medal favorite Reese Hoffa put up the top mark of 21.36 meters; Ryan Whiting threw 20.78m and Christian Cantwell, a silver medalist in 2008, had a mark of 20.41 meters.
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