1/19
World records are bound to break at every Olympics. The greatest athletes across the globe compete at the event and are pushed further and faster to create new records. This year's Olympics was no different. The impact of a year's delay did not hinder the expected performances. The athletes persevered and world records were shattered. While the Indian contingent at the Games returned with seven medals including a historic gold medal for Neeraj Chopra in javelin throw, take a look at the athletes who broke world records at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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2/19
Aleksandra Miroslaw broke the women's speed climbing world record in the discipline's final round. The Polish climber ascended the 15-meter-high wall in just 6.84 seconds, chopping .12 off the previous mark set by Russian climber Iuliia Kaplina at the European Championships 2020.
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3/19
Sydney McLaughlin won the 400m hurdles final and claimed the gold. She set a new world record in women's 400m hurdles clocking an impressive 51.46 seconds.
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4/19
Australia's Olympic victories have been majorly impressive. The country's 4x100m freestyle squad: women's Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell claimed gold in a world-record time of 3:29.69. They bettered their own world record of 3:30.05 set at the Commonwealth Games in 2018.
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5/19
It was a celebratory event for the ace American swimmer Caeleb Dressel. He won five Olympic gold medals in Tokyo- a feat that only 10 Olympians have accomplished. Along with the win, he achieved a new record. The two-time world champion touched in 49.45 seconds to better his own world best 49.50 that he set at the 2019 world championships.
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