Was her feat ever good enough for an Olympic gold? It’s been over four decades since a woman won an Olympic gold for running the 800m in two minutes. Long Jump, WomenAbout half-a-metre — 0.57m to be precise — separates India’s national record (6.83m) from the Olympic record (7.4m). Swimming 100m Freestyle, WomenThis year’s Olympic gold medalists in the women’s 100m freestyle — Simone Manuel and Penny Oleksiak — also set the Olympic record: 52.7 seconds. He’s less than two seconds slower than Kyle Chalmers, the latest Olympic gold medalist and, yet, Khade would have been outpaced at the last eight Olympic finals.

Source: Hindustan Times August 22, 2016 07:52 UTC