“Thiam Wins Third Olympic Heptathlon Gold, Paris 2024”
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Olympic heptathlon gold
Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam claimed a record-setting third Olympic heptathlon gold award at the Olympic Diversions Paris 2024 on Friday, 9 August.
The 29-year-old not as it were cemented her put as the heptathlon GOAT, but moreover got to be as it were the moment lady behind Clean pound incredible Anita Wlodarczyk to win three Olympic golds in the same games teach. Thiam included the Paris 2024 title to the gold decorations she won at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Thiam had her third gold all but sewn up ahead of the concluding 800m occasion on Friday evening with an nearly unassailable lead of 121 points.
The Belgian sensation secured a last score of 6,880 with overnight pioneer Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Incredible Britain settling for silver with 6,844. Thiam’s compatriot Noor Vidts packed away the bronze with a score of 6,707.
Reigning world winner Johnson-Thompson had one hand on the title after the fifth occasion driving Thiam by 48 points.
But Thiam moved ahead in the penultimate occasion much obliged to a predominant execution in the lance toss with a hurl of 54.04m. She created a individual best toss of 15.54m in the shot put and season’s bests in the 200m and the lance en course to her victory.
In the conclusion, she won it by a bristle after Johnson-Thompson posted a individual best in the 800m with Thiam taking the win by 36 points.
In expansion to her three Olympic golds, Thiam too possesses two world titles from 2017 and 2022.
Three a long time prior, Thiam got to be as it were the moment lady after U.S. extraordinary Jackie Joyner-Kersee to win back-to-back Olympic titles in the event.
Athletics: Women’s heptathlon podium
Gold: Nafissatou Thiam (Belgium)
Silver: Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Extraordinary Britain)
Bronze: Noor Vidts (Belgium)
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