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Tokyo Day 3: The Greatest Marathon Finish Ever? / Men's Steeplechase Drama / Hocker DQ

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On the Track today

A remarkable day, with gold and silver split by 0.03s in one of the great marathons, surprise gold medals in the Men's Steeplechase and Women's 100m hurdles, and a disappointing disqualification in the men's 1500m.

Also on the menu today, Ross completely misses a World Record, we explain the fragility of tactics in the middle distance events, and…

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