Ireland could have won that heat if they’d run Adeleke instead of Sophie Becker, who split 51.7. They could be in contention for a medal but they don’t make the final. I really don’t like the decision; Adeleke would have had time to recover from an additional, 90% 49.xx effort.
Happy for Grant but a slightly better position and he might have won. He could have done it tonight.
The small gap Chep put on them at 500 was enough to force everyone to have to kick hard to close it, and Fisher had some traffic that last lap. He managed not to break his momentum much but he needed to have closed that gap with 200 to go to fight for gold and he didn't. But what a MFin BEAST to go out there and absolutely gut it the fk out with these other monsters. They went so deep into the pain chamber you saw these rest of the field simply couldn't handle it.
I am so freaking pumped for Fisher!! So glad he left BTC and changed it up before the Olympics. Such a beautiful thing to have faith in your training and coach. You rock, Grant!!