Paris, France – On an evening marked by the spectacular achievement of Armand Duplantis, who set a ninth-world document within the pole vault by clearing 6.25m, Jamaican athletes skilled a disappointing night on the Stade de France.
Duplantis’ extraordinary efficiency, which adopted a brand new Olympic document set simply moments earlier, ignited celebrations among the many numerous crowd, uniting followers in admiration.
The occasion came about shortly after the lads’s 100m medal ceremony, the place Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson obtained his silver medal alongside People Noah Lyles and Fred Kerley, who claimed gold and bronze, respectively. Nevertheless, the frustration of the Jamaican contingent previous to Thompson’s medal ceremony had already left the Caribbean supporters dejected.
Within the males’s 200m heats, Andrew Hudson completed fourth in warmth two with a time of 20.53 seconds, whereas newcomer Bryan Lovell additionally positioned fourth in warmth six, clocking 20.47 seconds. This warmth was gained by the newly topped Olympic 100m champion, Noah Lyles, in 20.19 seconds, with Canada’s Andre De Grasse ending second in 20.30 seconds. Each Hudson and Lovell will now face the Repechage Spherical on Tuesday morning in a bid to qualify for the semi-finals, although their path forward seems difficult.
Extra disappointment for Jamaica
The ladies’s 200m semi-finals introduced extra disappointment for Jamaica. Niesha Burgher and Lanae-Tava Thomas each exited the competitors after putting fifth of their respective heats. Burgher recorded 22.64 seconds in semi-final two, which was gained by the USA’s Gabby Thomas in 21.86 seconds. Thomas’s compatriot Brittany Brown gained semi-final three in 22.12 seconds, whereas St Lucia’s Julien Alfred, recent from her 100m gold medal victory, secured semi-final one in 21.98 seconds. The stage is now set for an exhilarating last between Alfred and Thomas.
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Wanting forward, Jamaica hopes to enhance its medal tally, which at the moment stands at two silver and one bronze. On Tuesday, Adelle Tracey will compete within the girls’s 1500m, searching for redemption after a disappointing 800m efficiency. Chanice Porter and Ackelia Smith will intention for the finals within the girls’s lengthy leap qualification, whereas Jevaughn Powell will symbolize Jamaica within the males’s 400m semi-finals.
Within the girls’s 400m hurdles semi-finals, Rushell Clayton will race within the first warmth, Janieve Russell faces a tricky problem towards world document holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone within the second, and Shiann Salmon will compete towards Femke Bol and Anna Cockrell within the third.
Lastly, Carey McLeod and Wayne Pinnock will vie for medals within the males’s lengthy leap last, hoping to convey extra success to Workforce Jamaica.
