Maryam Nah Muse finished her 400m sprint heat with a time of 1:10:14 seconds
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Race and the Olympic Games
The Olympics have often been a stage upon which issues of race play out. Think Jesse Owens and his four gold medals in 1936, obliterating Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy. Think Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their black-gloved fists on the medals podium in 1968.
Olympic Revelry Distracts Brazil (Momentarily) From Its Woes
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil is in a terrible way: There is a Zika epidemic, the economy is in the toilet and a bare-knuckle brawl for the presidency has paralyzed the nation.
Elaine Thompson surges clear to capture women's 100m gold for Jamaica
- Thompson, 24, pulls away at the 50m mark to win in 10.71sec
- USA’s Tori Bowie takes silver and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce settles for bronze
Borel 7th in Olympic swansong
Trinidad and Tobago's Cleopatra Borel earned her best-ever Olympic placing at the Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last night, throwing the iron ball 18.37 metres for seventh spot in the women's shot put final.
The 37-year-old field athlete told the Express she was very satisfied with her performance, and is now seriously considering retiring from the sport.
Borel calls it quits after 7th place
Veteran field athlete Cleopatra Borel finished seventh out of 12 finalists with a best heave of 18.37 metres during the final of the Women’s Shot Put event at the XXXI Olympic Games on a cool Friday night at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.