Nina Kennedy reaches the Paris Olympics pole vault final after a chaotic qualifying round that left two British stars in tears. Meanwhile, Matt Denny powers into the discus final and teenager Torrie Lewis wins at the Olympics for the first time.
Reigning world champion Nina Kennedy made sure to respect the qualifying round and was rewarded with am armchair ride into the Olympic pole vault final as several other big names crashed out.— only needed to vault twice for first-up clearances at 4.40m and 4.55m to book her spot in the gold medal decider on Thursday morning, Australian time."I did what I had to do," the 27-year-old Australian said.
Ultimately, the nine other competitors who cleared 4.40m without any misses went through to the final as well, meaning Caudrey could progressed if she had not sat out the first two heights in qualifying. "To win Olympic medals, you have to get there. The build-up and qualifying is the hardest part," she said.
Denny's second throw of 66.83m was the second best of the qualifying round behind only world-record holder Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania .ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines.
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