Men’s long jump – 2:15 p.m. ET
The heavyweights were flying in the men’s long jump qualifying, with gold medal favorite Miltiadis Tentoglou topping the leaderboard by almost two tenths of a meter. With all of the medal favorites still in contention, and no Americans, it will be a tall order for anyone to unseat the defending Olympic and world champion.
MEDAL FAVORITES:
Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)
Wayne Pinnock (JAM)
Carey McLeod (JAM)
Men’s 1500m final – 2:50 p.m. ET
In an event expected to be dominated by Europeans Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, it was the Americans who set the pace in the semifinals. Yared Nuguse set the standard at 3:31.72 minutes, while teammate Hobbs Kessler joined him as the only men to run under 3 minutes and 32 seconds. With just four laps to run for gold, expect sparks to fly in the men’s 1500m final.
MEDAL FAVORITES:
Josh Kerr (GBR)
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
Cole Hocker (USA)
THE AMERICANS:
Cole Hocker
Yared Nuguse
Hobbs Kessler