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World Record Bid Ends in Heartbreak

Publication by EssentiallySports | September 28, 2026 | Edition #739 |
Hey Athletic Fans,
A world record attempt turned into a real-time medical emergency. A former marathon world record holder was on pace to reclaim her old mark in Berlin until her body gave out in the final two kilometers and she limped to the finish line in visible agony.
Also today: an 18-year-old javelin thrower produced the upset of the Asian Games, taking down an Olympic champion with a record-breaking throw.
All that and more in today’s edition of Essentially Athletics.


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Veronica Shanti Pereira turned the tables in style, avenging her 100m silver from two nights earlier to become the first woman ever to defend the Asian Games 200m title, holding off China's Chen Yujie by the exact same 0.15-second margin she'd lost by. Watch below 👇


On this day in 1988, Steve Lewis pulls off the shock of the Games, going out fast from the gun to hold off world record holder Butch Reynolds by six hundredths of a second and win 400m gold in a world junior record 43.87.
Danny Everett completes the sweep with bronze, marking just the third time in Olympic history the US has claimed every medal in this event.
Days later, the same trio reunites to anchor the 4x400m relay to gold in a world-record-equaling 2:56.16, capping one of the most dominant Olympic showings any country has produced in a single event.
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