RIO DE JANEIRO – Former Duck Alexi Pappas set the Greek national record in the fastest women's 10,000 meters in history Friday at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Friday was also a solid day for three more former Ducks, with Brianne Theisen-Eaton staying in the medal hunt in the heptathlon and English Gardner and Zoe Buckman advancing through their opening round heats.
The first track and field final of these Olympics may prove to be the hardest to top. The women's 10,000 meters saw a world and Olympics record of 29:17.45 set by gold medalist Almaz Ayana of Ethopia, as she pulled the field to an astounding eight national records and 18 personal bests.