Injury announcements, tears of frustration and one moment of magic were the order of the day for Team SA in Paris on Tuesday as the hunt for another Olympic medal continues.
The 20-year-old, who has run a PB of 9.86 seconds this season, was to form a crucial part of the 4x100m relay on Thursday but pulled up with a hamstring injury during his 200m semifinal on Monday.
That meant passage through to a quarterfinal where they blazed to second place in a time of 1:29.75 to make their way safely through.Hamish Lovemore and Andrew Birkett advance to the semifinals in the Men's Kayak Double 500m after finishing second in the first quarterfinal.“We had a terrible race in the heat. We felt good for the first 250m, but the second half of our heat felt terrible,” explained Birkett afterwards.
Birkett added that adapting to the sprints rather than marathon paddling has taken plenty of hard work. “K1 one for me personally definitely is a big one,” said Olivier, who has overcome numerous challenges, including a heart condition, to compete at these Olympics. Rogail Joseph finished 3rd in the women’s 400m hurdles semi-final 2 and set a personal best, but did not qualify for the finals. 🌟Meanwhile, a devastated Geldenhuys was initially under the impression she had progressed until informed by a member of Team SA that she had missed out by just a tenth of a second.
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