Tokyo Olympics: All World Records broken at the 2021 Games

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics saw some breathtaking sporting action with athletes elevating their games to a whole new level. Records were there to be broken and here are some of them who wrote their names into history. Athletics Women's triple jump- Yulimar Rojas 15.67m Previous record- Inessa Kravets, Gothenburg 15.50m 10 AUG 1995 Men's 400 metres hurdles- Karsten Warholm 45.94 seconds Previous record- Karsten Warholm, Oslo 46.70 seconds 1 JUL 2021 Women's 400 metres hurdles- Sydney McLaughlin 51.46 seconds Previous record- Sydney McLaughlin, Eugene, OR 51.90 seconds 26 JUN 2021 Track cycling Women’s team sprint- Bao Shanju, Zhong Tianshi 31.804 seconds Previous record- China, Rio de Janeiro 31.928 seconds 18 FEB 2015 Women’s team pursuit- Franziska Brauße, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein, Mieke Kröger 4min 04.242 seconds Previous record- Germany, Tokyo 4min 06.166 seconds 3 AUG 2021 Men’s team pursuit- Simone Consonni, Filippo Ganna, Francesco Lamon, Jonathan Milan 3min 42.032 seconds Previous record- Italy, Tokyo 3min 42.307seconds 3 AUG 2021 Rowing* In rowing, there are no world records due to the huge variability that weather conditions can have on times. Instead, there are world best times, which are set over the international rowing distance of 2000 m. * Men's quadruple sculls- Dirk Uittenbogaard, Abe Wiersma, Tone Wieten, Koen Metsemakers 5 min 32.03 secs Previous WB- Dmytro Mykhay, Artem Morozov, Olexandr Nadtoka, Ivan Dovhodko, Amsterdam 2014 World Championships 5 min 32.26 secs Women's quadruple sculls- Chen Yunxia, Zhang Ling, Lü Yang, Cui Xiaotong 6 min 05.13 secs Previous WB- Annekatrin Thiele, Carina Baer, Julia Lier, Lisa Schmidla, Amsterdam 2014 World Championships 6 min 06.84 secs Men's lightweight double sculls- Fintan McCarthy, Paul O'Donovan 6 min 05.33 secs Previous WB- James Thompson/John Smith, Amsterdam 2014 World Championships 6 min 05.36 secs Women's lightweight double sculls- Valentina Rodini, Federica Cesarini 6 min 41.36 secs Previous WB- Emily Craig/Imogen Grant, Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games 6 min 41.99 secs Women's coxless pair- Grace Prendergast, Kerri Gowler 6 min 47.41 secs Previous WB- Maria Kyridou/Christina Bourmpou, Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games 6 min 48.70 secs Women's eight- Maria-Magdalena Rusu, Viviana Iuliana Bejinariu, Georgiana Dedu, Maria Tivodariu, Ioana Vrînceanu, Amalia Bereș, Mădălina Bereș, Denisa Tîlvescu, Daniela Druncea 5 min 52.99 secs Previous WB- United States of America, Lucerne 2013 World Cup 5 min 54.16 secs Shooting Mixed 10-metre air rifle team - Yang Qian, Yang Haoran 633.2 points Previous record- E Denes / István Péni, 28 FEB 2020 ECH Wroclaw 631.7 points Women's trap - Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková 125 points Previous record- Satu Mäkelä-Nummela, 18 MAR 2019, WC Acapulco 123 points Men's 50-metre rifle three positions- Zhang Changhong 466.0 points Previous record- Yang Haoran, 25 MAY 2018, WC Munich 465.3 points Swimming Men's 100-metre butterfly- Caeleb Dressel 49.45 seconds Previous record- Caeleb Dressel, Gwangju 26 JUL 2019 49.50 seconds Men's 4 × 100-metre medley relay- Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, Zach Apple 3 min 26.78 secs Previous record - USA, Rome 2 AUG 2009 Women's 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay- Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell 3 mins 29.69 secs Previous record- AUS, Australia Gold Coast, QLD 5 APR 2018 3 min 30.05 secs Women's 4×200 metre freestyle relay- Yang Junxuan, Tang Muhan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie 7 min 40.33 secs Previous record- Australia, Gwangju 25 JUL 2019 7 min 41.50 secs Women's 200 metre breaststroke - Tatjana Schoenmaker 2 min 18.95 secs Previous record- Rikke Moller Pedersen, Barcelona 1 AUG 2013 2 min 19.11 secs Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay - Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Anna Hopkin 3 min 37.58 secs Previous record- The people's Republic of China, Qingdao 26 SEP 2020 3 min 38.41 secs Weightlifting Men’s 73 kg Total - Shi Zhiyong 364kg Previous record- Shi Zhiyong, Pattaya 363 kg Men’s +109 kg Snatch - Lasha Talakhadze 223 kg Previous record- Lasha Talakhadze, Moscow, 222kg Men’s +109 kg Clean and Jerk- Lasha Talakhadze 265kg Previous record- Lasha Talakhadze, Pattaya, 264 kg Men’s +109 kg Total - Lasha Talakhadze 488kg Previous record- Lasha Talakhadze, Moscow, 485 kg Sport Climbing Women's Speed climbing- Aleksandra Miroslaw, 6.84 secs Previous record- Luliia Kaplina, Moscow, 6.96 secs