Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 9:02 pm ** Potential spoiler alert **
This was shown this afternoon but they may also be re-showing it as if for the first time in tonight's prime time segment.
A surprise qualifying by the Irish women in the 4x400 relay led to them almost claiming the bronze medal but they
wound up getting nosed out at the line by ... the team from U.K. So close.
A spirited men's high jump competition came down to an American and a New Zealander as both outlasted the favored
Qatari jumper (who was actually from Qatar as opposed to the numerous foreign athletes they've 'bought' in recent years).
The Yank and the Kiwi were tied at the same height and then each missed three times at the next. At that point they
had the choice of either sharing the gold or going to a jump-off. They chose the jump-off (tries at increasingly lower
heights) until one succeeds while the other misses. After two rounds the New Zealander prevailed.
This has been a great games for Ireland, our best ever I think, especially great to see the ladies in the sprint competition coming close as a team and individually, building nicely for LA
