Paris, August 6 (Xinhua) -- The track and field competition of the Paris Olympics ushered in the sixth day of competition on the 6th, with a total of five gold medals, with Chinese player Zhao Jie winning the bronze medal in the women's hammer throw, and breaking the Olympic record in the men's 1500m and women's 3000m hurdles.
In the women's hammer throw final, Canada's Rogers was strong and won gold with a score of 76.97m. The silver medal was won by United States' Edgekun Walker.
Youngster Zhao, who is participating in the Olympics for the first time, looked confident when he came out. She got into the groove quickly, throwing 74.27m in her second throw to win a precious bronze medal. Since the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese team has won medals in every event. Zhao Jie said after the game: "I have been in very good shape in the past few days, and I am very confident in myself. ”
In the men's long jump, Wang Jianan was not in good shape, with a best score of only 8.03 meters, ranking eighth. Defending champion Greece's Tentoglo was on the line, with a second jump of 8.48 meters, and easily won the championship. Jamaica's Pinnock was second with 8.36m, while Italy's Fulani finished third. Another Chinese player, Zhang Mingkun, was seventh with 8.07m.
In the men's 1500m, United States' Heckel accelerated at the 1200m and overtook near the finish line, winning gold in 3:27.65 and breaking the Olympic record. United Kingdom's Kerr and United States' Nugus finished second and third respectively.
In the women's 3000m steeplechase, Bahrain's Yavi followed the first group and accelerated at the 2000m, constantly overtaking the front row opponents, and finally crossed the finish line with a time of 8:52.76 in the cheers of the audience, winning the championship and breaking the Olympic record. Uganda's Chemuthai finished second and Kenya's Cherotich took the third place.
After a light show, the Stade de France ushered in the women's 200m final, the highlight of the day. The United States team showed strong strength, winning one gold and one bronze, Thomas won in 21.83 seconds, and Brown won bronze. Alfred from St. Lucia won the silver medal, her second medal at the Games, following gold in the women's 100m.
In the semifinals of the women's 400m hurdles, Chinese player Mo Jiadie, who had previously set a new personal best in the repechage, ran 55.63 seconds and missed the final.
In the morning race, men's 110m hurdles player Qin Weibo seized the opportunity of the repechage race, ran 13.44 seconds, ranked first in the third group, and successfully advanced to the semifinals. Another Chinese player, Liu Junqian, finished third in the first group and missed out on qualifying. In the men's 400m hurdles repechage, Xie Zhiyu failed to go further. Teenager Xiong Shiqi went out of the women's long jump qualifying round with a disadvantage of 1 centimeter.