In the women’s high jump, all 14 finalists cleared the same 1.95 meters to earn their spot with the previous misses determining Nicole McDermott of Australia and Marija Vukovic of Montenegro as the co-leaders during qualifying. The second choice behind Vetter is India’s Neeraj Chopra, who had the best throw of qualifying. However, most of his fiercest competitors in world championships in recent years failed to qualify for the final in Tokyo. Vetter finished fourth in Rio five years ago then claimed the bronze medal at the 2019 world championships. The two field events should also be intense despite Johannes Vetter of Germany being the runaway favorite in the men’s javelin. Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter is the fourth choice in the women’s race followed by hometown favorite Mao Ichiyama of Japan. However, unlike the men, it’s a pair of non-African runners who are the fourth and fifth choices. Brigid Kosgei is the favorite for the women followed by defending world champion Ruth Chepngetich and fellow Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir. American Galen Rupp won the bronze medal in Rio and returns as the eighth choice on the betting lines. Eliud Kipchoge is the strong betting favorite to repeat as the gold medalist on the men’s side and Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa is the fourth choice as the defending world champion. The three Kenayan men in the race are the favorites to win followed by the three Ethiopians. The Jamaicans are the second choice in both the men’s and women’s races.Īs expected for the marathons, it’s the Kenyans who lead the way as the clear betting favorites in both races. The men were tripped up in 2012 by the Bahamas but otherwise has crossed the line first in every Olympics in which it has participated since 1952 when Jamaica beat the U.S. The American women have won the race in every Olympics since 1992 when the Soviet Union edged the United States by less than a second. It’s a similar drop between the favorite and second choices in both relays with the United States favored by a wide margin in both races. Norway’s Jakob Ingrebrigtsen is the second choice right behind the Kenyan and Abel Kipsang, also from Kenya is the third choice before a large dropoff to the rest of the field. None of the finalists from the men’s 1,500-meter race in Rio return to run in Tokyo, but defending world champion Timothy Cheruiyot from Kenya is the betting favorite. She will also have less wear on her body having not competed in the 5,000-meter race. Gidey set the world record in June with a blistering run in the Netherlands just two days after Hassan broke the world record on the same track. Hassan is the defending world champion at the distance and is trying to become the first woman in 13 years to win both the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races at the Olympics. In the women’s 10,000 meters, none of the medalists from Rio return, but it should be a magnificent battle between the Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan and Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey. In the infield, the women’s high jump and men’s javelin round out the competition for the field events. Saturday ends with the men’s and women’s 4x400-meter relays. Both marathons will take place over the last weekend of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as well as the women’s 10,000-meter and men’s 1,500-meter runs. The final two days of competition on the track will test the endurance of the runners. Track and Field Odd’s Table: Men’s JavelinĢ020 Summer Olympics Track & Field Betting Odds Track and Field Odd’s Table: Women’s High Jump Track and Field Odd’s Table: Men’s Marathon Track and Field Odd’s Table: Women’s Marathon

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