Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)

[BringBackSwales]

Sorry not been watching so why were we downgraded from silver to bronze in that mixed thingymabob? What did we do wrong? :-)

It was a really close photo finish, the yanks appealed and were correct. It was incredibly close

 

[BringBackSwales]

Just seen an interview with Holly Bradshaw on Eurosport. Assumed she had choked in the pole vault (not qualifying) but she came across incredibly well in her interview

 

[JRockBlues]

We have 2 girls in the athletics pole vault. So the bbc coverts china v Korea badminton on one channel and china v Korea shooting on the other. Brilliant

Both failed to qualify

 

[gaz76]

Beyond Hodgkinson and Kerr have we got any other realistic gold medal prospects in the athletics?

Some reckon Cindy sember in the 100m hurdles could sleigh the rest of the field, I think there snow chance of that happening

 

[Eccles Blue]

It was a really close photo finish, the yanks appealed and were correct. It was incredibly close

Thank you.






I’ve never really found any Yanks appealing mind you! *lol*

 

[supercity88]

Well the pole vault didn't go well. Completely bottled it there. That first height was nearly 40cm down on Caudery's world leading height this year. Maybe needed to go even lower to get into things, but she's choked there. For both to be out with three failures each is disappointing. GB need a gold to overcome these constant near misses. The triathlon should have been gold earlier, the best runner ending up third is disappointing. Yes she had a tough individual but still, they'd put her in prime position and she should have done better for me.

Hopefully the track cycling brings some gold and Hodgkinson will deliver, she has been superb but huge pressure on her later.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Beyond Hodgkinson and Kerr have we got any other realistic gold medal prospects in the athletics?

Matt Hudson-Smith will win Gold in the 400.

 

[MCFC1993]

Molly Caudery doesn't make it through qualifying, huge cock up given she has the biggest vault this year.

 

[MCFC1993]

Beyond Hodgkinson and Kerr have we got any other realistic gold medal prospects in the athletics?

Hudson-Smith, they're our 3 realistic gold medal shouts.

 

[threespires]

Molly Caudery doesn't make it through qualifying, huge cock up given she has the biggest vault this year.

I guess some athletes have an innate ability to cope with pressure but others have to learn. Hopefully this will be a learning process for her don't think she's that old so hopefully another shot for her. Would be harsh to consider it as lack of bottle given the nature of the event in the first place! But clearly something went badly wrong.