USA clean sweep in 100m hurdles
Brianna Rollins raised her arms into the Rio night as she crossed the finish line to capture the gold medal in the 100m hurdle with American team-mates Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin among the cluster in close pursuit. The win marked the first sweep by any country in the history of the 100m hurdles, the first 1-2-3 win by American women in any event. Meanwhile, Elaine Thompson erased any doubts about who is the fastest woman on the planet by completing a famous 100m and 200m sprint double – the first since Florence Griffith Joyner at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Meanwhile, Tianna Bartoletta pips USA team-mate Brittney Reese to long jump gold. In today’s briefing, Usain Bolt plots to take two more gold medals.
Brianna Rollins leads US clean sweep in 100m hurdles final