London Olympics Live: Sahana fails to qualify for final
There are 23 Medal events today. But the question on everyone’s mind is whether India can manage to add a gold medal to their Olympics haul. India still have seven athletes remaining in contention. To see India’s schedule,click here.
Next up for India is Geeta Phogat
The Haryana wrestler made history when she became the first-ever Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics and has received a bye in her first round. So she is directly into the 1/8 final. If she wins three matches, she will make it to the final. It won’t be easy though. Japan’s Saori Yoshida won gold in Athens and in Beijing. She’s also favoured to win her weight class at 55 kilograms in London.
Sahana fails third attempt on 1.85m
Sahana has failed her third attempt at 1.85 as well. The official site shows three failed attempts, so that will mean the end of her Olympic journey. She managed just one good jump.
Faster, Higher, Snarkier
How the Olympics telecast makes us a nation of media critics
We’ve become a nation of … sports media critics. You know, those writers who go sniffing for bonehead color commentary and network drama. For 17 days in late summer, their dirty pleasure is ours.
Read the superb piece on Grantland, here.
And still tougher…
Another ‘X’ for Sahana. She is struggling at this height. Her SB is 1.92, so this is well within her capabilities.
It gets tougher
Sahana fails her first attempt at 1.85. She still has two more attempts to clear the height. Her first attempt was at 1.80, and she cleared that easily.
She glides… she floats
She rolled off the turn and into the straightaway, 80 meters of orange carpet stretched out in front of her. It was just past 9 on a warm Wednesday evening in the well of London’s Olympic Stadium, four days from the close of the 30th Summer Games. Allyson Felix glided toward the lead in the 200 meters. It turns out she resents such descriptions when the work is so hard. “I’m very strong,” Felix would say later that night. But she does glide. She floats. It’s air beneath her feet, ground beneath the others.
Read the superb piece on Sports Illustrated here.
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