Tokyo Olympics day 7 - Thursday 5 August

[Christy93]

Diamond 51.54
Clark 50.94
Nielsen 50.92
Yeargin 50.59

Poland:
Kielbasinska - 51.0
Baumgart Witan - 50.2
Holub-Kowalik - 50.4
Swiety-Ersetic - 51.4

Was Justyna shutting it down, or does she miss out to Kaczmarek in the final? Hard to drop any of the first 3 legs.

Femke Bol (49.1) the fastest split.

[SprintRelayFan]

I feel like swiety wasn't great in the XR?

[jjimbojames]

She wasn't - has been injured and has focused on the relays. She may well struggle as she gets more runs in her legs...

[Occasional Hope]

Just the four of them in it now.

[LuckySpikes]

Not a great PV final with only 4 of the 15 clearing 4.70.

[Occasional Hope]

Yes, surprisingly poor.

[trickstat]

4 still in at 4.80 - Sidorova, Bradshaw, Nageotte, Stefanidi.

[Ursus]

So that’s guaranteed top 4 for Holly and currently 2nd. No medal would be a big disappointment now.

[SprintRelayFan]

Why would you say that and invoke the curse?

[MysteryBrick]

Exactly!!!!

[Ursus]

Crap I really should have kept my mouth shut.

EDIT. I didn’t realise Stefanidi was a 2nd time clearance. Phew!

[SprintRelayFan]

Holly and Stefanidi both miss, Sidarova over.
- she looks sublime

ETA Nageotte over first time, so Holly down to 3rd.

[trickstat]

Sidorova showing how it's done. She was always a shoo-in for one of the 10 ANA places for good reason.

[trickstat]

Nageotte over - comfortably.

Stefanidi slithers over 2nd time.

Holly needs this 2nd time to get back in the medals.

[SprintRelayFan]

Nageotte looks incredibly fast so I wonder whether the fast track took her a bit to get used to

[SprintRelayFan]

Holly now 4th

[SprintRelayFan]

AND BACK to third! Phew

[Occasional Hope]

The others all over 4.80 now. Holly down in 4th.

[Iain27]

Holly over! Thank god, stays third

[Occasional Hope]

Thank goodness! Back in a medal position.

[trickstat]

Bradshaw over 4.80 second time!

[Christy93]

Whatever happens here, Holly has shown she is a new athlete this year. That took huge guts. Come on girl!

[MysteryBrick]

She's still 2nd on number of failures.

[MysteryBrick]

I think, at least? Or is it only if they clear at the same height next?

[trickstat]

Will be useful if she matches Nageotte at their highest height.