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At least  can still finish in fourth... we cannot finish at all.

Depends on what the injury is really. Her 200 wasn't too great either, so she is definitely at risk.

At least  can still finish in fourth... we cannot finish at all.

At least  can still finish in fourth... we cannot finish at all.

Totally agree. Tried to block off Tsegay and gets home with nothing. Karma.

What is Hassan even doing?

At least  can still finish in fourth... we cannot finish at all.

At least  can still finish in fourth... we cannot finish at all.

Like always.

At least  can still finish in fourth... we cannot finish at all.

Just got a selfie with Jacobs at the end of a good day. He wasn’t that fast today, quite easy to catch him 😉

Crazy evening, I feel bad for the Dutch.

At least  can still finish in fourth... we cannot finish at all.

Very special evening for the Dutch! World champions in the 9.950m and 3x400m+1x350m!!

At least  can still finish in fourth... we cannot finish at all.

The opening heat in every middle distance race was always slow, and the last heat would gobble up all the fastest loser spots. This new system is a huge, huge improvement 

Red card for  Barrondo.  I am convinced there is no such thing as race walk penalties down in Guatemala.

Get their Champs underway with a rockin’ fourth!  

Finally. Paralluelo should be in the starting XI.

I feel like Sweden is going to win this one. Spain isn't able to overpower them enough to create serious chances, while Sweden is dangerous once they get to the goal.
 
But this could all change on a whim.

Italy has been super strong in women's cycling for a good while, to be fair. There was always some Italian or another to beat Marianne Vos to her 520th consecutive silver  

Every second thread here is someone looking to get rid of an established Olympic sport, or complaining that an established Olympic sport is under threat 😂

Why do you mean about "universality"? An African country, Egypt, has a legit chance winning Olympic and WCh medals, which is something you don't see in many Olympic sports. The promotion sucks, but that's true about a lot of Olympic sports, just look at sailing atm. At the very least pentathlon doesn't require any additional venues, and it will be even cheaper to organize once the hosts won't have to provide horses for an event. I have been watching old Olympic footage recently and I think modern pentathlon improved the most in the past 20-30 years compared to all the Olympic sports. The horse lottery is the worst part about it now and that will be gone after Paris. I don't know what else people expect from this sport, it has evolved so much to make it more watchable. 

It’s not like modern pentathlon is nailing it in the universality, promotional, or television departments either. 

Nice for France and stuff, but it isn't great for the sport when the top 6 consists of five French riders if you ask me.