ENLARGE Emma Coburn competed in Monday’s 3,000-meter steeplechase wearing a hair tie lent to her by her U.S. teammate Evan Jager. On Wednesday, Jager became the first U.S. man to medal in the steeplechase since 1984, winning silver. The hair tie became something of a talisman between the steeplechasers. ENLARGE Evan Jager got a steeplechase medal of his own on Wednesday, winning the silver. A spokeswomansaid Jager was “one of the first adopters of the man bun and helped popularize it.”It wasn’t immediately clear if Jager wore the same hair tie lent to Coburn for his race.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 17, 2016 17:37 UTC