Joe McConnell
British skateboarding star Sky Brown won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday despite dislocating his shoulder before the Games.
Brown matched her bronze medal from Tokyo with a score of 92.31 in her third of three runs, capping a remarkable comeback after dislocating her shoulder last month during the women’s skateboarding competition at La Concorde skatepark.
The 16-year-old had been close to tears even after aggravating the injury during the qualifying competition, in which she had placed fourth with a score of 84.75, but had fallen heavily during the last of her three runs.
Brown defied shoulder injury to medal
A tearful Brown vowed to “fight” through the pain, and her big final run proved enough to return to the Olympic podium.
A great run by Australian Arisa Trew took the Australian to first place, with Brown in second, until the last skater, Cocona Hiraki, who had beaten her to silver in Tokyo at age 12, prevailed.
Nonetheless, it was a remarkable comeback for Brown, who had suffered a serious knee injury last year and also suffered a skull fracture in a crash just over a year before the Tokyo Games.
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix failed to win second Olympic medal in Paris
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix failed to win her second Olympic medal at Paris 2024 after finishing sixth in the women’s 10m platform final.
The 19-year-old qualified for the final after finishing third in Monday’s semi-finals and a powerful opening dive that took her off the podium in fourth place.
However, a disappointing second round saw her slip down the rankings after scoring 62.40 and she was ranked seventh after the fourth round.
She finished with a flourish with 81.60 in her final dive, but had to settle for sixth place.
Despite a frustrating performance in the individual event, Spendolini-Sirieix already won a medal at these Games last week, in the 10m synchronized event with Lois Toulson.
China’s Quan Hongchan won gold in Tuesday’s all-around event after setting the standard in the first round, landing a perfect dive to finish with 90 points and take first place with an impressive score of 425.60.
Her teammate Chen Yuxi won silver, while North Korea’s Kim Mi-rae took bronze.
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Laura Muir competes in her third Olympics
Tokyo silver medalist Laura Muir comfortably qualified for the women’s 1500m semi-finals after finishing second in her heat at the Stade de France.
The Scottish athlete needed to finish in the top six to secure a place and did so in 3:58.91, seven hundredths of a second behind the winner of the Ethiopian heat, Gudaf Tsegay.
Muir, who is competing in her third Olympics, said: “In the end it was just about trying to get to the semi-finals without any hiccups. I did that and it was all very smooth.
“I’m not thinking about the final yet, it’s all about the semi-final. It’s so easy to get carried away.
“I’ve been here many times before and I’ve always made it to the final, but I’ve never taken it for granted. All the focus is on getting to that final.”
She will be joined in the semi-final on Thursday by Georgia Bell, crowned British 1500m champion in June.
Victoria Ohuruogu needed a first-place finish to escape her repechage round and clocked a season-best time of 50.59 seconds to secure a spot in the women’s 400m semi-final.
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