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The Explainer
7 Aug 2024
Olympics Daily: Rhasidat crosses a rubicon - but not as quickly as she would have liked
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Rhasidat Adeleke has made history by qualifying for an Olympic sprint final, but she admitted afterwards it was a “messy race” that leaves a lot of things to fix for Friday’s final. Gavin reports from a curious night at the Stade de France and asks what her performance augurs for the final.


Sinead spent a day at Taekwondo with Jack Woolley, and reports on an agonising near-miss after an agonising wait. Gavin also has happier news from the morning’s track events, though is mortified by making a hames of a joke around an Irish athlete.


Plus: the perils of trying to make weight for the Olympics, and an unfortunate injury