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Thompson closes Fraser-Pryce's eight-year reign in the ladies' 100m 

Mo Farah took a tumble halfway through the race, however did not give the fall a chance to prevent him from guarding his 10,000m title, at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday. 

The fall and the way in which the Briton sprinted toward the completion to beat Paul Kipngetich Tanui of Kenya by about a large portion of a second removed the center from the thrashing of Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the two-time champion, in the ladies' 100m. The gold stayed with Jamaica, however, as Elaine Thompson won gold. American Tori Bowie pipped Fraser-Pryce to the silver. 

It was no Super Saturday for the British, as Jessica Ennis Hill was beaten to the ladies' heptathlon gold by Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium, and guarding long-bounce champion Greg Rutherford was lessened to the bronze as American Jeff Henderson won gold and South Africa's Luvo Manyonga took silver. 

There was no questioning Farah's class, as he secured triumph in an occasion he has now commanded at two Olympics and two World Championships. He timed 27 minutes 5.17 seconds to secure gold, notwithstanding having tumbled down on lap-10, clearly stumbled up via preparing accomplice Galen Rupp of the US. 

"When I tumbled down, I was simply considering 'my race is over, my fantasy is over'. I figured out how to burrow profound, let myself know 'don't freeze'. A great deal of laps were still left," said Farah. 

"On the off chance that the fall had happened with five or six laps to go, I would have lost. I am blessed." 

He declined to point the finger at anybody for his fall. "Things happen, once in a while," said Farah, who said he was not certain in the event that it was surely Rupp who had stumbled him, before pacing him once more into the race once more. "It is so natural to accuse individuals. I have such a long walk. I don't censure him." 

"I have buckled down for this. I guaranteed my little girl that I was going to get a decoration and I wasn't going to let her down," said Farah, who praised his win with enthusiastic relatives. 

"The folks certainly pushed me today, and with the fall it is unquestionably up there. London was my best minute, however to guard my title here was truly mind boggling," said Farah, who will now endeavor to win the 5,000m gold also, to end up the principal individual since Finland's Lasse Viren (in 1972 and 1976) to accomplish the 'twofold'. 

Jamaican Thompson fueled ahead after the midway stage to break clear of whatever remains of the field for the ladies' 100m gold, with 10.71s. 

Fraser-Pryce, who was battling with a toe harm, said she was upbeat to be on the platform. 

"What I'm most upbeat about is that the 100m title is staying in Jamaica," she said. 

"I am truly glad for her (Thompson). I've seen her buckle down, and it is her time. In 2008 it was my time, 2016 it is her time." 

Thiam realized that she needed to keep near Ennis Hill in the last occasion, the 800m, to get gold, and that is precisely what she did. 

"I knew I needed to beat her by around 10 seconds and I knew it would have been an intense inquire. I just gave it my everything," said Ennis Hill. 

Henderson's long-hop gold was USA's 22nd in the occasion, the most by a nation in a solitary occasion. 

It was an emotional last hop of 8.38m that put Henderson 1cm in front of Manyonga, with Rutherford bringing bronze with 8.29. 

Manyonga was heart-broken, justifiably. "I was disillusioned when Henderson bounced 8.38. I thought I had it, yet he took it from me," said Manyonga. 

Offices include 

Jelagat Sumgong gave Kenya its first ladies' marathon gold on Sunday, finishing the course in 2 hours, 24 minutes — 4 seconds in front of Kenyan-conceived Bahrainian Eunice Kirwa. 

Best on the planet Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia took bronze. 

Dissenters exhibiting against Brazil's between time government looked to disturb the race, running before the pioneers close to the completion before being blocked by police on cruisers. 

Around five demonstrators were seen moving over hindrances to get onto the course before victor Jemima Sumgong of Kenya and different pioneers around 2 km from the end. 

Every time a gatecrasher got on the course, the police figured out how to cut him off. 

The runners were not upset.