## Olympic Athletics Wrap-up: American Dominance and Surprises
At the Stade de France, the American runners concluded the Olympic athletics competitions in style. Their relay teams dominated the 4×400 meters, narrowly missing the world record by a tenth of a second. Meanwhile, Jakob Ingebrigtsen redeemed his 1500-meter defeat with gold in the 5000 meters.
Drama unfolded before the high jump final as Italian star Gianmarco Tamberi, the reigning world champion, revealed on Instagram that he was suffering from kidney colic and would miss the competition due to severe pain.
Faith Kipyegon secured her third consecutive 1500-meter gold, while Kenyan Emanuel Wanyonyi came close to David Rudisha’s 800-meter world record, finishing just three-tenths of a second behind.
Puerto Rican hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn settled for bronze in the 100 meters, while Haruka Kitaguchi claimed gold in the javelin throw with a throw of 65.80 meters.
The absence of German competitors drew attention during the shot put medal ceremony.