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Quincy Hall’s incredible charge and 4 other takeaways from a dramatic night of track and field at the Olympics | CNN

Saint-Denis, France CNN — It was a night full of drama at the Stade de France, with four gold medals up for grabs, top rivals going against one another and even some family drama hanging in the balance. Here are five takeaways from a thrilling night of track and field: Quincy Hall’s stunning charge in the 400 meters It was as wide open a 400-meter race as the Olympics had seen in years. But, judging by his breezy performances in qualifying, American Quincy Hall appeared to be the favorite before the final began. Running out of lane eight, Hall seemed to barely get out of a jog during qualifying for this race and felt likely to challenge for a new world record. That didn’t come to pass, but Hall did end up with the gold after a truly incredible effort to hunt down the leaders in the final stretch to take the gold. A massive roar from the Stade de France crowd came after the gun sounded, as 80,000 watched the first gold medal race of the evening. Hall trailed through most of the race and…