Shaunae Miller on the ground after winning the 400m final. (AP)
11.10pm: The full story of Shaunae Miller's incredible Olympic victory is now online HERE.
10.20pm: Well that was thrilling: Shaunae came storming out the blocks, but she seemed to tire slightly in the final stretch – with Allyson Felix closing in - then a dive at the finish line gave her the gold. What a race.
Jamaica's Shericka Jackson took the bronze with 49.85.
10.12pm: IT'S A GOLD MEDAL FOR THE BAHAMAS' SHAUNAE MILLER! A personal best of 49.44 keeps Allyson Felix in second with her season's best of 49.51.
10.05pm: The athletes are now entering the track area for the final.
9.50pm: Shaunae Miller will be in lane seven, while the USA's Allyson Felix will be in lane four.
9.20pm: Tonight's highly anticipated women's 400m final featuring Shaunae Miller has been rescheduled to 10.05pm.
4.20pm: The full stories focussing on this morning's action from Rio are now online:
• Jeffery Gibson struggles with injury in 400 metre hurdles heat
• Sands and Collie-Minns bow out in first joint Olympic appearance
• Ty'Nia Gaither advances to 200m semifinal
10.50am: Jeffery Gibson finishes seventh in heat one of the men's 400m hurdles and won't advance.
10.00am: There will be no place in the triple jump final for Leevan Sands who managed 16.53 to finish 18th overall. Latario Collie also exits in this round.
9.20am: Tynia Gaither advances to the 200m semifinals after finishing 23rd overall with her time of 22.90. Anthonique Strachan was just two places out from qualifying.
9.00am: It's a busy day for Team Bahamas:
• Leevan Sands and Latario Collie are currently taking part in the triple jump.
• The women's 200m heats: Tynia Gaither (22.90) and Anthonique Strachan (a season's best of 22.96) have finished third in their heats and are waiting for other results to see if they qualify. Sheniqua Ferguson finished eighth in her heat with 23.62.
At 10.35 EST We have Jeffery Gibson in heat one, lane six, of the men's 400m hurdles heats then tonight at 9:45 pm EST Shaunae Miller is in the Women's 400m final.
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- UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Jeffery Gibson wins historic bronze in world championships 400m hurdles
- Shaunae wins heat to claim place in 400m final
- Gaither qualifies for 100m semis
Comments
johnmcntsh 8 years, 3 months ago
I have never screamed for an athlete so much, (other than an American) as much as I screamed for Shaunae. That was Outstanding!!!! The Bahamas should be so very proud!!!!!
blackbeardNYC 8 years, 3 months ago
SO PROUD - living outside BAH now it made me so proud to see a bahamian take the gold. I appreciate it so much more. and Shanue look sweet too, #MISSBAHAMAS
Baha10 8 years, 3 months ago
Still can't talk, only type! Excellent! Proud Night to be Bahamian! Well done Shaunae! Lift up your Heads Bahamas! Let us use her inspiration and determination to fix and make our little Country better again.
Zakary 8 years, 3 months ago
That was a really exciting finish, keep it up!
Voltaire 8 years, 3 months ago
Boy... Whatever may be wrong with our politics / society, one thing is for sure – on that track, Bahamians don't play. We should all be very, very proud.
watcher 8 years, 3 months ago
I was screaming at the tv, and when she dived for the line, I knew then that she had given absolutely every possible effort to win. What a thrilling race, and another Gold for The Bahamas !!!
juju 8 years, 3 months ago
Wow, what an awesome race...Shaunae making the Bahamas proud all over the world! You go girl!
Well_mudda_take_sic 8 years, 3 months ago
Re-post: Track coaches and trainers will now be preparing their sprinters and other short distance runners for the use of the "diving-to-win" technique in close races. This will add a whole new dimension to competitive sprinting and short distance running events. Over the years we have seen revolutionary changes in the methods used to win in other sporting events, e.g. back roll technique replacing the western roll technique in the high jump event and staying under water as long as possible immediately after lap turns in swimming events. Using the "diving-to-win" technique at the finish line will be dangerous for track athletes though until such time that the sport softens (cushions) the track immediately after the finish line and introduces certain rules to ensure the technique is safely used. The Bahamas (Shaunae Miller) can lay claim to having perfected the technique (albeit unwittingly) to win gold in the 2016 Olympic Games women's 400 metre event. Alternatively, this new and proven "diving-to-win" technique could be banned altogether in which case the rules should make it absolutely clear that winning can only be accomplished in a controlled run where the sprinter or short distance runner maintains full control of the moving forward cycling motion of their feet as they cross the finish line.
Reality_Check 8 years, 3 months ago
Re-post: Precisely put! It's painfully obvious whose feet crossed the finish line first in a controlled running motion and therefore it's quite understandable why Allyson Felix, who clearly had the fastest feet in the 2016 Olympic Games women's 400 meter event, should feel so disappointed along with most of her very many fans. No one likes to feel they have somehow been gypped!
Reality_Check 8 years, 3 months ago
Many of us really need to get over 2008. Two wrongs never make a right. And besides, a controlled "dive-to-win" with perfected technique at the right moment in the right zone immediately before the finish line could easily become the more common (and, yes, faster) way of completing a race. It cannot be denied though that many believe any running race should be won by the track athlete with the fastest legs and feet as opposed to other parts of the body crossing the finish line first. Even taller athletes with longer torsos and exceptionally long arms should be made to win the race with their legs and feet as opposed to some other part of their body.
Well_mudda_take_sic 8 years, 3 months ago
Re-post: The irrefutable facts here are easy to understand:
1) Miller won the Gold under the current rules, i.e her torso was first to cross the finish line, and all Bahamians should be proud of her "dive-to-win" at all costs effort.
2) Felix "ran" the faster race from the stand point of her legs and feet crossing the finish line first with full control of the forward cycling motion of her legs and feet.
3) The current rule of "first torso to cross the finish line" exists only because at one time runners had to actually run through a winning tape that spanned across the finish line.
4) Sprinters and other short distance runners start their race the instant their trailing foot leaves the starting block; it therefore stands to reason in the minds of many today that the race should be won by the runner whose forward foot crosses the finish line first.
5) Notwithstanding the very reasonable reasoning in 4) above, the track world remains reluctant to change the "torso rule" to a "forward foot rule" simply because there is no real way of re-calibrating the historical winning times for comparison purposes and all future winning times would be longer across all races.
6) Coaches and trainers naturally train their track stars to give it their all, endure as much pain as possible and have a win at all costs mindset.
7) A dive at the finish line at the right moment in a close race (whether deliberate or unintentional) clearly could make the difference between winning and placing.
8) Unless the current "torso rule" is changed, and because of 6) and 7) above, coaches and trainers will be working more than ever with their track stars in an effort to perfect their "dive-to-win" technique in the right circumstances; hence we can all expect to see more use of the "dive-to-win" in close races.
9) Because of 8) above and the inherent possibility of serious injury, the track world would be wise to either change the "torso rule" to a "forward foot rule" or place a well cushioned mat immediately after the finish line shortly before the winning runner crosses it.
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