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Men’s long jump – 2:15 p.m. ET

The heavyweights were flying in the men’s long jump qualifying, with gold medal favorite Miltiadis Tentoglou topping the leaderboard by almost two tenths of a meter. With all of the medal favorites still in contention, and no Americans, it will be a tall order for anyone to unseat the defending Olympic and world champion.

MEDAL FAVORITES:Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)Wayne Pinnock (JAM)Carey McLeod (JAM)

Men’s 1500m final – 2:50 p.m. ET

In an event expected to be dominated by Europeans Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, it was the Americans who set the pace in the semifinals. Yared Nuguse set the standard at 3:31.72 minutes, while teammate Hobbs Kessler joined him as the only men to run under 3 minutes and 32 seconds. With just four laps to run for gold, expect sparks to fly in the men’s 1500m final.

MEDAL FAVORITES:Josh Kerr (GBR)Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)Cole Hocker (USA)

THE AMERICANS:Cole HockerYared NuguseHobbs Kessler