It’s shaping up as a fast track surface at Olympic Stadium. Runners are certainly on track to setting personal, Olympic and possibly even world-record times over the next week at the Tokyo Games. The track also has been baking in the Tokyo sun with little use, making it extra firm. And for us, this track feels really quick and I am looking forward to running quick on it.”Why so bouncy? Thompson-Herah also has a theory on fast times after running 10.61 seconds to break the Olympic mark of the late Florence Griffith Joyner.

Source: The Star August 02, 2021 04:30 UTC