The men got off early, at the Rio 2016 Olympics, 7:55 a.m. this morning. Jamaican shot put thrower, O’Dayne Richards kept his composure and with his second attempt threw 20.40m. This kept him at 12th place, the mark required to narrowly get through to the finals. Andrei Gag also threw 20.40m, but in his third attempt; as such, he took 13th place.
Photo Highlights
O’Dayne will throw again tonight at 6:30 p.m in the shot put men’s final.
Results
MORNING SESSION
7:55 a.m.: Shot Put Men qualifying Groups A and B
8:00 a.m.: Women’s High Jump qualify-ing round, Groups A and B
9:20 a.m.: Women’s 4x100m relay Round 1
9:40 a.m.: Men’s 4x100m Relay Round 1
10:00 a.m.: Men’s 400m Hurdles Final
EVENING SESSION
6:30 p.m.: Shot Put Men’s Final
7:15 p.m.: Women’s 800m semi-final
8:15 p.m.: Women’s 400m Hurdles Final
8:30 p.m.: Men’s 200m Final
*Jamaica Time
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The men got off early, at the Rio 2016 Olympics, 7:55 a.m. this morning. Jamaican shot put thrower, O’Dayne Richards kept his composure and with his second attempt threw 20.40m. This kept him at 12th place, the mark required to narrowly get through to the finals. Andrei Gag also threw 20.40m, but in his third attempt; as such, he took 13th place.
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