Wu Yanni comes up short in hurdles repechage after coach blames period
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Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 100m Hurdles Repechage Round - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 08, 2024. Yanni Wu of China reacts during heat 3. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 100m Hurdles Repechage Round - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 08, 2024. Lotta Harala of Finland crosses the line to win heat 3 ahead of Liz Clay of Australia, Denisha Cartwright of Bahamas, Yanni Wu of China and Luca Kozak of Hungary
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Aug 08, 2024,
PARIS – China's Wu Yanni met fresh disappointment in the 100 metres hurdles repechage on Aug 8 when she failed to advance after her coach said her performance had been affected by her period.
Wu's sixth-place finish in the opening stage of the competition trended on Chinese social media after her coach said she had been struggling with physical challenges related to her menstrual cycle.
Asia's second-fastest hurdler this year, Wu was not at her best level again in the repechage. She made a slow start and finished fourth in her heat in 12.98.
The top two finishers in each of the three repechage heats moved on to the semi-final on Aug 9.
The repechage round – which gives athletes a pathway to the semi-finals if they fail to qualify on the first try – was introduced to the programme this year to largely positive reaction.
American hurdler Freddie Crittenden completed a circuitous route to the 110m hurdles final on Aug 7 after a calculated decision to take it easy through his opening heat, allowing himself a couple of days' extra rest for an aggravated groin muscle.
Bahamian twice 400 champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo took a shot in the repechage on Aug 6 in an injury-plagued season, after she pulled up midway and finished last in her preliminary. She did not advance. REUTERS
Aug 08, 2024,
PARIS – China's Wu Yanni met fresh disappointment in the 100 metres hurdles repechage on Aug 8 when she failed to advance after her coach said her performance had been affected by her period.
Wu's sixth-place finish in the opening stage of the competition trended on Chinese social media after her coach said she had been struggling with physical challenges related to her menstrual cycle.
Asia's second-fastest hurdler this year, Wu was not at her best level again in the repechage. She made a slow start and finished fourth in her heat in 12.98.
The top two finishers in each of the three repechage heats moved on to the semi-final on Aug 9.
The repechage round – which gives athletes a pathway to the semi-finals if they fail to qualify on the first try – was introduced to the programme this year to largely positive reaction.
American hurdler Freddie Crittenden completed a circuitous route to the 110m hurdles final on Aug 7 after a calculated decision to take it easy through his opening heat, allowing himself a couple of days' extra rest for an aggravated groin muscle.
Bahamian twice 400 champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo took a shot in the repechage on Aug 6 in an injury-plagued season, after she pulled up midway and finished last in her preliminary. She did not advance. REUTERS
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