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EVent 7 - Discus - 3rd Attempt


Babson - Babson with a good score in the event, still has more in him and is hoping for a better result on this final throw...but this one looks a lot like the first two throws...and actually it lands at 166 - just a note...an all out attempt here would have maxed out the event with a distance of 182...and really opened up a big lead in the overall standings again...

Ginsberg - Terrible thrid and final attempt...form was off and the distance shows it...126

Nielsen - like Ginsberg, Nielsen has a poor 3rd attempt result...140

McCloud - Knowing his body and remembering how close he was to fatiguing in the opening day of the competition, McCloud elects to conserve his energy and he passes on his final attempt...

Llyw - A good throw here...but I'm not sure if it is going to exceed his effort on his first toss...it doesn't in fact it is the same distance...154

Rambis - Rambis, coming off of 2 good throws is feeling good about his chances...he give it a go and it is another good attempt, in the same general area as his other two throws. Any improvement will be marginal...it measures at 157 feet - an allout attempt here would have resulted in an injury

Justice - decent 3rd attempt, but not an improvement 149

Bafou - despite his awkward approaches to the field events, Bafou has been a bit disappointed with his results, especially in this one...but he's giving it his last go. He winds up and let's it fly...this one is pretty good...definately an improvement over his first two throws. In fact, it is a signficant improvement. Waiting on the official measurement...154

McGillicuddy - hits his toe on the board and Fouls

Ashkayev - Ashkayev, currently trails the other competitors around him on the leaderboard in this event, despite his respectable throw of 151 feet...it looks like he might be back in the cellar unless he can improve on that distance with his last attempt...he spins, launches and it's a good throw, but he is teetering on the verge of touching the toe board, he's trying to hold his balance, really straining to stop the spinning...and he can't do it, he clips the board and goes down...hard actually. In fact, he gets up rubbing his knee, not sure if it is from falling on it or trying to stop the torque of his body, but he seems to be in a bit of pain...Foul - and we have our first injury of the competition...in this case it won't affect the medal platform, but Ashkayev will have a very difficult time staying out of the cellar now...

Gunderson - Gives his 3rd attempt a good toss, but not an improvement 159

Gonzalez - Gonzalez hoping for an improvement throws his 3rd time, and he doesn't even watch it, walking away shaking his head. He seems to be talking to one of the other compeitors and from his body language and behaviors, it looks like he knew something was wrong early in the throw. Looking at the replay, it appears the disc slipped out of his fingers a bit, causing a poor launch...134...