The second full day of Olympic track and field action in Paris is fully loaded.

The quick hits:

• Ryan Crouser claimed his historic third consecutive shot put gold medal, becoming the first athlete in history to do so. U.S. teammate Joe Kovacs took silver for the third straight Olympics.
• Julien Alfred stunned Sha'Carri Richardson in the women's 100m final, winning St. Lucia's first Olympic medal. Richardson and teammate Melissa Jefferson became the first American women since 1996 to occupy two spots on a podium in the 100m.
• Femke Bol erupted down the stretch to win the mixed 4x400m relay gold medal for the Netherlands, unseating the same U.S. relay team that set a new world record just 24 hours ago.
• 22-year-old Markus Rooth won decathlon gold, the first Olympic decathlon title for Norway.
• Thea LaFond won triple jump gold, the first-ever Olympic medal for Dominica. American Jasmine Moore, with a bronze medal, claimed the first U.S. medal in the event.
• Noah Lyles made his 2024 Olympic debut in the men's 100m, cruising into the semifinal. Fellow Americans Kenny Bednarek and Fred Kerley posted the day's top times (9.97 seconds), advancing alongside defending Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy, Jamaican star Kishane Thompson and more from a stacked field.

Follow all the action from Stade de France below. For full event-by-event track & field results, click here.

RESULTS

For the third consecutive Olympics, Ryan Crouser won shot put gold, becoming the first shot putter in history to win three gold medals. 

In a rain-soaked men’s shot put final, Crouser’s top throw of 22.90m was enough to continue his unprecedented run of Olympic titles that began at the 2016 Rio Games and hasn’t stopped.

“Throwing a 16-pound ball as far as you can for a living beats you up," Crouser said. "Three golds is a testament to that, to be the first to win three golds."

A few months ago, Crouser’s status for these Olympics was in doubt after injuring a pectoral muscle and his elbow. He rallied in time to qualify for Paris – and now, to win in Paris.

U.S. teammate Joe Kovacs muscled through a rough start to clinch a spot on his third consecutive Olympic podium. In the pouring rain, the 35-year-old hurled a phenomenal 22.15m toss to take his third Olympic silver medal.

"Of course I wanted the gold, but I’m really proud of how I did that last throw," Kovacs said of the throw that sealed his silver medal. "I had to go to a pretty deep place to find that. I’m really proud. It’s that focus that I’m proud of.”

Jamaican Rajindra Campbell became the first person – man or woman – in his nation’s history to earn a shot put medal of any kind, taking the bronze.

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Julien Alfred won the first Olympic medal in St. Lucia's history with a shocking win in the women's 100m final on Saturday. Alfred scorched down the wet track in 10.72 seconds to dominate the final, finishing 0.15 seconds ahead of reigning world champion Sha'Carri Richardson, who took silver in 10.87.

Richardson's U.S. teammate and training partner Melissa Jefferson earned her first Olympic medal with a bronze in 10.92 seconds.

After Jamaica swept the women's 100m podium at the Tokyo Games, the U.S. now occupies two spots on the Paris podium in this event for the first time since 1996. But it's St. Lucia's 23-year-old Alfred who stands as the Olympic champion, and the island nation of under 200,000 people will have its anthem play in an Olympic stadium for the first time.

“I’m going to start crying," Alfred said. "I’ve been trying to stay strong as much as possible. It means a lot to me, my coach and my country, which I’m sure is celebrating now."

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Noah Lyles set sail on his mission for his first Olympic gold medal in Saturday's heats, posting a time of 10.04 seconds to advance. Lyles actually finished second in the heat, which Great Britain's Louie Hinchliffe won in 9.98 seconds.

"I felt like my first 10 meters was pretty good," Lyles said. "But I didn't put enough effort on the acceleration. The moment is pretty big. I'm excited.

I'm not gonna lie, I downplayed my competitors. It won't happen again. I'm scared for everyone else right now.

All of Lyles' top competition was in action, too, starting with his U.S. teammates. Kenny Bednarek, who said "I'm gonna get [Lyles] next time]" at U.S. Trials in June, posted a 9.97-second heat to advance.

"This year, I am changing the narrative," Bednarek said. "I have been an underdog for a couple of years, but I am not trying to be an underdog. I am trying to be the top dog. 

"And once I finally get that milestone, I am not coming back. I am going to run away with it.”

Fred Kerley, the Tokyo 100m silver medalist, advanced easily, as well, in 9.97 seconds.

Jamaican star Kishane Thompson, who logged this season's fastest time (9.77 seconds) coasted his way to victory in the first heat of the day in 10.00 seconds. Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala dominated his heat in 10.08 seconds, and Jamaican Oblique Seville hit 9.99 to move on. And Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes (10.03) and Botswana's Letsile Tebogo (10.01) are through.

Defending Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs won gold in Tokyo but has slogged through the last few seasons with injuries. The Italian ran a 10.05-second heat to qualify for the semifinals, but his race was a battle.

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In an epic Olympic final, Dutch star Femke Bol outran 19-year-old American Kaylyn Brown in the home stretch to win the Netherlands' first mixed 4x400m relay gold medal. The U.S., which set a new world record (3:07.41) on Friday, took silver by just 0.31 seconds, with the Dutch missing the record by just .02 seconds.

Great Britain (3:08.01) finished third to claim bronze. It's the nation's first medal in the event, which debuted at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Bol is undoubtedly the story of this relay. Her anchor leg split of 47.93 seconds, especially given the downpour, is remarkable. 

“I just went for it," Bol said. "We just wanted a medal this time, we didn’t think it would be gold, just a medal. Well, we got gold and are the Olympic champions. It is absolutely crazy for a small country like ours.”

RESULTS:  Decathlon 100m | Long jump | Shot put | High jump | 400m | 110m hurdles | Discus | Pole vault | Javelin | 1500m

Norway's Markus Rooth won the decathlon gold medal with 8796 points to topple silver medalist Leo Neugebauer of Germany and bronze medalist Lindon Victor of Grenada.

At 22, Rooth is the youngest Olympic decathlon champion since Daley Thompson in 1980. His title is also Norway's first-ever in the decathlon.

“I do not know how to describe it," Rooth said. "It is surreal. It has always been a dream to become an Olympic champion.

So to win the gold at 22, I did not expect it.

Neugebauer, 24, is the two-time reigning NCAA decathlon champion from the University of Texas, and now he's an Olympic medalist for the first time.

And the 31-year-old Victor earned his first Olympic medal in his third Olympic appearance after finishing just 16th in Rio and 7th in Tokyo. Like Neugebauer, he has Texas ties — Victor won the NCAA decathlon champion from Texas A&M.

RESULTS

Thea LaFond won triple jump gold, the first-ever Olympic medal for Dominica, a small Caribbean island nation. LaFond's top jump of 15.02m was more than enough for the Olympic title.

“My country is 70,000 people," LaFond said. "Logically, this is not even supposed to happen but here we are, we are breaking barriers and setting records, making history a lot of time in one year so I am grateful.”

Behind her, Jamaican Shanieka Ricketts and American Jasmine Moore claimed silver and bronze, respectively. The bronze for Moore is the first-ever U.S. Olympic medal in this event. Moore, 23, will also compete in the women's long jump next week. That will make her the first U.S. woman ever to compete in both events in an Olympic career, let alone at a single Olympic Games.

• Men's pole vault qualification: World record holder and defending Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis cruised into the final, as did American Sam Kendricks. Surprisingly, U.S. stars KC Lightfoot and Jacob Wooten didn't advance and are out of the Paris Games.
• Women's 800m repechages: American Allie Wilson did not advance through the repechage round and thus bows out of the Paris Olympics. Germany's Majtie Kolberg posted the top repechage time (1:59.08) to advance to the 800m semis with five others, including 2024 European bronze medalist Anais Bourgoin of France. Need an explainer on the repechages? Here you go.
• Men's 1500m repechages: Italian Federico Riva (3:32.84) led the way in the repechage round to qualify for Sunday's semis, along with George Mills of Great Britain and four others. Surprisingly, Australian Olli Hoare, who finished 11th at the Tokyo Olympic 1500m final, placed just fifth and was eliminated.