As swimming winds down in the Tokyo Olympics, track and field is getting into gear.
A few medals have already been handed out, with Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega taking the men’s 10,000 meters and Sweden’s Daniel Stahl winning men’s discus. On the women’s side, Elaine Thompson-Herah took the 100 meters for Jamaica — and broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record.
The first gold in a new event — the 4×400 relay for teams of two men and two women — went to Poland, in an upset. The United States team, which was favored, took bronze.
Here are some of the best images from the competition.
Team USA’s Gwen Berry competes in the Women’s Hammer Throw Qualification on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Marquis Dendy of Team United States competes in the men’s long jump qualification on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Valarie Allman, of the United States, reacts after her throw in the qualification round of the women’s discus. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Rai Benjamin, of United States, competes during the first round of the men’s 400-meter hurdles. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) TOKYO, JAPAN – AUGUST 01: Jazmin Sawyers of Team Great Britain competes in the Women’s Long Jump Qualification on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Caterine Ibarguen, of Colombia, competes in the qualification rounds of the women’s triple jump. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Elaine Thompson-Herah, of Jamaica, right, wins the women’s 100-meter final, July 31, 2021. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Patrick Grzegorzewicz of Poland celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 4 x 400-meter mixed relay. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Sam Mattis, of the United States, competes in the final of the men’s discus throw. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Team China’s Lijiao Gong competes in the women’s shot put. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Sydney McLaughlin, of the United States, wins a heat in the women’s 400-meter hurdles. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Seito Yamamoto of Team Japan competes in the men’s pole vault qualification. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Team Australia’s Brooke Stratton competes in the Women’s Long Jump Qualification on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) TOKYO, JAPAN – AUGUST 01: Michael Cherry of Team United States competes against Luka Janezic of Team Slovenia in round one of the Men’s 400m heats on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Team USA’s Raven Saunders reacts after winning the silver medal in the Women’s Shot Put Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 1 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) TOKYO, JAPAN – AUGUST 01: Runners compete in round one of the Men’s 400m heats on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
