Reinstated Algerian runner wins men’s 1500m

Algerian sprinted Toufik Makloufi took home the gold in the men’s 1500m middle distance run after shortly after his reinstatement to the Olympic Games. Makloufi was expelled from the Olympics on Monday after he did not finish competing in the heats of the 800m race. Makloufi who originally tried to withdraw from heat but missed the deadline, started the race but ran only 200m of it. The International Association of Athletics Federations had him expelled from the Olympics for not trying hard enough, he was later reinstated allowing him the opportunity to compete in the 1500m and win his first Olympic title. Meanwhile Sally Pearson won Australia’s first track and filed gold in the London Olympics with a win in the women’s 100m hurdles event. Pearson defeated defending champion Dawn Harper of the USA with an Olympic record of 12.35 seconds. 

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