After what’s already being called the » best race in Olympic history ,» another exciting day at the track could be in store on Thursday\u00a0at the\u00a0 Tokyo Olympics . \u2026<\/b>
\nAfter what’s already being called the » best race in Olympic history,» another exciting day at the track could be in store on Thursday at the Tokyo Olympics. The women’s 400-meter hurdles also has an elite collection of talent to rival Wednesday’s thrilling men’s final. World record holder Sydney McLaughlin and reigning Olympic champ Dalilah Muhammad are joined by a third American, Anna Cockrell, in the women’s hurdles final, which is scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m. ET. Also on Thursday’s schedule, the first round of the women’s golf competition gets underway, boxers Oshae Jones and Richard Torrez look to clinch medals, and Team USA faces the Dominican Republic in baseball (11 p.m. ET) for a spot in the semifinals. Before his first Olympic race, he yawned. During his second Olympic race, he tilted his head as he came down the stretch, checking to see how fast he needed to run in order to win. «I didn’t mean it out of cockiness,» Erriyon Knighton said later. He is just 17 1\/2 years old \u2013 the youngest American man to compete at the Summer Olympics since Jim Ryun in 1964. But in the first two rounds of 200-meter competition at the Tokyo Olympics, Knighton appeared in complete control, leaving 30-year-old men and longtime pros in his wake. The former wide receiver at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida, might not enter Wednesday’s 200-meter final as the favorite \u2013 that title still probably belongs to fellow American and reigning world champion Noah Lyles \u2013 but he will certainly be favored to win a medal. Not too shabby for a guy in just his third season of competitive track. — Tom Schad After her triumphant comeback Tuesday, four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles revealed that her aunt died just two days before competing in the balance beam event. Biles,24, withdrew from four individual finals \u2013 all-around, vault, floor and uneven bars \u2013 last week citing mental health concerns and «the twisties,\u201d a condition when gymnasts lose their sense of awareness in the air. Biles\u2019 coach, Cecile Cantqueteau-Landi, opened up to reporters Tuesday about what Biles had been going through during the Tokyo Games, including her aunt\u2019s unexpected death. Despite mourning her family’s loss, Biles received a score of 14.0 on the beam in her return to competition, earning bronze. It was the seventh Olympic medal for her, matching Shannon Miller’s record for the most medals won by an American gymnast. — Analis Bailey<\/p>\n