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Hocker ran to gold in an Olympic record 3 minutes 27.65 seconds to beat former world champion Josh Kerr of Britain and American team-mate Yared Nuguse as Tokyo 2020 winner Ingebrigsen faded from first to fourth.

Season leader Thomas then lived up to her top billing as she denied St Lucia’s 100m winner Julien Alfred a sprint double with victory in 21.83 seconds. The US took bronze here as well from Brittany Brown.

Elsewhere, Canada completed a hammer throw double when Camryn Rogers won the women’s event with 76.97m after Ethan Katzberg topped the men’s competition. Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk was unable to get a fourth straight gold as she had to settle for fourth.

World champion Miltiadis Tentoglou got back to back men’s long jump gold for Greece with 8.48m. The women’s 3,000m steeplechase also saw the world champion on top, in the form of Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi, who denied Tokyo winner Peruth Chemutai in an Olympic record 8:52.76 minutes.

Ingebrigtsen beaten again

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