Tokyo Olympics day 7 - Thursday 5 August

[trickstat]

I bet I'm not the only person who hearing the phrase "Russian Olympic Committee" at these games pictures a bunch of 60 year old guys in suits with names like Sergey, Viktor, Aleksandr and Leonid?

[Occasional Hope]

And a sinister air about them.

[LuckySpikes]

In a smoke-filled wood-panelled room, sat at a long table with a beige rotary telephone placed at the end.

[Occasional Hope]

Oh dear, first failure for Holly at 4.70. Sidorova over first time.

[Iain27]

Pole Vault is an absolute shit show so far

[alfie]

Sidorova looks fine. She'll be hard to beat here.

[Iain27]

Only one over 4.70 first time

[SprintRelayFan]

Nageotte looked to have plenty of height. I'm almost wondering if it's lined up weird. It reminds me a little of that time they put the vault too low in the gymnastics.

[Christy93]

Keep an eye on Cuba in the final - 3.24.0 without Roxana Gomez

[trickstat]

Cheruiyot leads at 56.05 in a semi....

[MysteryBrick]

Yes Holly!!! 2nd over 4.70m

[trickstat]

Bradshaw 2nd over 4.70.

[Iain27]

Holly over at the second attempt! At this rate, that might be all it takes.

[Ursus]

Holly clear on 2nd attempt

[SprintRelayFan]

PHEW! Holly over 4.70. Stefanidi a second failure but Nageotte over too

[trickstat]

Apparently the male vaulters had tricky crosswinds which was Holly's nemesis in 2012.

[SprintRelayFan]

Lovely run from Wightman. Maybe he wanted to get away from unvaxxed hocker.

[trickstat]

Very nice 1st by Wightman.

[Occasional Hope]

Super run by Jake to beat Cheruiyot in their semi, 3.33.