KARSTEN WARHOLM & THE GREATEST RACE EVER?; BRITTNEY REESE DESERVES MORE LOVE; 1,500M DRAMA BEGINS

WE ARE SPEECHLESS – BUT NOT ACTUALLY BECAUSE THIS IS A PODCAST.

Chris, Kyle and Dana try to process the men’s 400-meter hurdle final, which may go down as one of the greatest Olympic final races ever. Karsten Warholm just shattered his own world record and the 46-second barrier to win gold in the men’s 400-meter hurdles over Rai Benjamin.

Also discussed:

– Sifan Hassan toyed with the women’s 5,000-meter field just 12 hours after falling in her 1,500-meter race

– The men’s steeplechase ended up going as predicted

– The women’s long jump final was epic and the world needs to appreciate the brilliance of Brittney Reese more

– Tara Davis’ personality was on full display

–Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad set the stage for an epic finale

– We discuss whether you’re allowed to call yourself an Olympian if you don’t compete at the Games

-Nick Willis’ wave at the starting line was one of the best moment

-A special guest phone call from Tokyo from ESPN’s John Andersen

+ Much More

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Chris Chavez

Chris Chavez launched CITIUS MAG in 2016 as a passion project while working full-time for Sports Illustrated. He covered the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and grew his humble blog into a multi-pronged media company. He completed all six World Marathon Majors and is an aspiring sub-five-minute miler.