Thiam Wins Third Straight Olympic Heptathlon Gold

Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam clinched her third consecutive Olympic gold in the heptathlon at the Paris 2024 Games, making her only the second woman to achieve this feat in the same athletics discipline. Thiam secured her victory by finishing the 800 meters in a personal best time of 2:10.62, concluding with a total of 6,880 points, just ahead of Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson who finished with 6,844 points. Thiam's win was solidified by a powerful javelin throw, which gave her a lead that Johnson-Thompson couldn't overcome despite her own personal best in the 800m. Johnson-Thompson, who has faced numerous setbacks in her career, including injuries and near misses in previous Olympics, secured the silver medal. Noor Vidts of Belgium took the bronze with 6,707 points. This triumph places Thiam alongside Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland as the only women to win three Olympic golds in the same track and field event.