Moments after she had left the track after leading the first-ever 1-2-3 sweep by athletes from one country in the 100-meter hurdles, Brianna Rollins clutched a precious golden object in her right hand. Remember, too, they accomplished their sweep without American- and world-record holder Keni Harrison, who couldn’t make the team at the Olympic trials. And Justin Gatlin, the 100-meter silver medalist behind Bolt, missing the 200 final by running the ninth-best semifinal time. “It’s just a great feeling, having pulled that off.”Bowie, the 100 silver medalist, was timed Wednesday in 22.15 seconds, behind Thompson’s 21.78 and Schippers’ 21.88. “It was nerve-racking until the very final race, but I’m happy to have lived to run another day,” she said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2016 05:48 UTC