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Geneviève Lalonde broke Regan Yee’s Canadian record in the 3000m steeplechase and finished fourth in her heat at the Tokyo Olympic Games during her effort to advance to the final in the event.
Lalonde clocked a 9:22.64. She held the national record until Yee bettered it during the Canadian Olympics Trials on June 29 in Montreal at 9:27.54.
Winfred Yavi of Bahrain won the Heat 3 (where Lalonde finished fourth) in the time of 9:10.80. Her personal best is 9:02.64. Kenyan Peruth Chemutai finished second in 9:12.72, while American Ema Coburn clocked a 9:16.91. The final goes Wednesday, August 4th.
Results from all heats is here>>
MORNING SESSION | ||||
LOCAL TIME | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | ATHLETE |
9:35 (JST) 20:35 (Aug. 1 – EDT) | W | 1500m | Heats | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (Heat 1) Natalia Hawthorn (Heat 2) Lucia Stafford (Heat 3) |
10:30 (JST) 21:30 (Aug. 1 – EDT) | W | 200m | Heats | Crystal Emmanuel (Heat 6) |
EVENING SESSION | ||||
LOCAL TIME | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | ATHLETE |
19:20 (JST) 6:20 (EDT) | W | Pole vault | Qualification | Alysha Newman (Group A) Anicka Newell (Group B) |
19:25 (JST) 6:25 (EDT) | W | 200m | Semi-Final | Crystal Emmanuel* |
20:35 (JST) 7:35 (EDT) | W | 400mH | Semi-Final | Sage Watson (Heat 1) |
21:15 (JST) 8:15 (EDT) | M | 3000mSC | Final | John Gay Matthew Hughes |
21:40 (JST) 8:40 (EDT) | W | 5000m | Final | Andrea Seccafien |