Athletics
Katarina Johnson-Thompson won an historic silver medal on the global stage following an incredible heptathlon campaign.
The Loughborough-based athlete crossed the line in a personal best to secure a fantastic medal for the 31-year-old.
In more medal success for Loughborough, former College learner Daryl Neita ran an incredible final leg as Great Britain women took silver in the 4x100m Relay.
Fellow College connection, Richard Kilty, played a crucial part in the heats as GB men won bronze in the 4x100m Relay.
Read more on a brilliant evening for Loughborough in Paris here:
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2024/august/three-more-medals-on-historic-night
Elsewhere, Loughborough alumnus Ben Pattison sadly missed out on the Men’s 800m Final after a brave effort at the Semi-Final stage. Pattison recorded 1:45.57 to finish 4th in his round, falling just outside the qualification places.
Another alumnus, Charlie Dobson, played a key role as Great Britain’s 4x400m advanced to tomorrow’s final (10 August, 8 pm, live on BBC One and Discovery+). Dobson ran a strong final leg as GB finished in a season’s best 2:58.88 to give themselves a real shot at the podium.
Cycling
Sophie Capewell continued her fine games by breaking yet another world record in the Women’s Sprint qualifying.
The current Loughborough University student, who won gold in the Women’s Team Sprint on Monday, clocked 10.132 during a rapid day at the velodrome. Capewell will be back in action tomorrow in the last 16 with all hopes of making Sunday’s final.
Swimming
An early start on the banks of the Seine saw Loughborough-linked athletes Hector Pardoe (Great Britain), Toby Robinson (Great Britain), Daniel Wiffen (Ireland), and Felix Auboeck (Austria) compete in the Men’s 10km Open Water swim.
In a gruelling event in which all competitors had to battle strong currents, Pardoe clocked 1:51:50.8 to finish an outstanding 6th. Teammate Robinson did brilliantly to claim a top-14 finish in 1:56:43.0 with Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen capping an incredible personal games in 18th (1:57:20.1).
With many athletes failing to finish, Auboeck showed real Loughborough determination to complete the course in 2:03:00.5.