Pentathlon WC Sofia 2024

Name: Pentathlon WC Sofia 2024
Uploaded: 2024-05-10T15:29:49+00:00
Duration: 1 h 29 min 57 s
Channel: UIPM TV
Description: Women's Semi Final B

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00:00:08 Well, hello and welcome back to Sofia, Bulgaria for the continuation of Women's Semi-Final Day.

00:00:18 It is, of course, the second Semi-Final, Semi-Final B.

00:00:22 Our first nine athletes for Super Sunday have been decided.

00:00:26 It's now time to top things off with our second nine.

00:00:31 Thankfully, the rain has stopped. Conditions are drier, it's a little bit warmer.

00:00:36 There's a few more smiles on the faces of the athletes because, let's be honest, everyone prefers it when it's not raining.

00:00:42 So, of course, this is modern pentathlon 2024.

00:00:46 Let's take a look at the new format, which starts with qualifications,

00:00:50 where athlete numbers are reduced to two groups of 18 with Semi-Final A and now, of course, Semi-Final B taking place.

00:00:55 After the Semi-Finals, we are left with the 18 best athletes who contest in Super Sunday.

00:01:01 The event taking place over a condensed 90-minute duration,

00:01:04 five disciplines with 18 athletes up against each other and competing for the medals.

00:01:10 Today is, of course, Semi-Final Day, so no riding, but the riding scoring system is on your screen.

00:01:18 We'll go into greater detail later in the competition.

00:01:21 It's then over to the fencing bonus round for the one-on-one bouts with the conclusion of the fencing action.

00:01:28 Then things move over to the pool for the heats of 200m freestyle.

00:01:34 Here in Sofia, it's a 50m pool.

00:01:36 We conclude with the ever-dramatic Laser Run, five laps of the 600m circuit with four laser shooting rounds

00:01:43 where the athletes have to shoot the five targets.

00:01:46 The first over the finish line, as always, is the winner.

00:01:50 This is the new format. It's brutal, it's ruthless and it's unapologetic.

00:01:55 Welcome to Modern Pentathlon 2024.

00:02:00 This is, of course, Olympic year. Strap yourselves in, everybody.

00:02:05 These are your Olympic rankings.

00:02:07 Kerenza Bryson, already qualified, is top of the pile,

00:02:11 as is Elisee Sotero in second place, already qualified.

00:02:15 But for the likes of Song Mingchong, Maria Nedchik and Ilkka Rzucsul,

00:02:20 getting up those rankings as quickly and as efficiently as they can

00:02:23 is what is going to get them qualified for the Olympic Games.

00:02:27 Nine of the highest ranked athletes who are not qualified already

00:02:31 will get that all-important ticket for the Olympic Games.

00:02:38 So those athletes a little bit further down with some work to do,

00:02:41 the likes of Elodie Cluvel, who, by the way, is looking in very good form

00:02:45 here in Sofia as we head into Semi-Final B.

00:02:49 Let's catch up on the ranking round, which, of course, has already happened.

00:02:52 Emma Whittaker there just cooling down with a nice pack on her head.

00:02:56 Song Mingchong and Blanca Guzzi, who we saw qualifying from Semi-Final A.

00:03:00 Sam Rabdomuk-Soud was through, and there she is, Elodie Cluvel,

00:03:04 who has had a superb fencing ranking round, as we're about to see in the scores.

00:03:09 Elodie Cluvel of France with 26, yes, that's right, 26 victories.

00:03:15 Incredible. 24 for Elzbieta Adamatiti, who is looking in fine form,

00:03:19 it has to be said, and 22 for Heidi Morsi, who continues her good form

00:03:24 heading into Sofia.

00:03:26 Elise Rinaldo from Italy with 19 victories.

00:03:31 That's a good return for the Italian.

00:03:33 And Anna Kazilikins with 18 has put herself in a very good position

00:03:37 to qualify for the final, as has her teammate Rebecca Langerer,

00:03:41 who is in sixth place with 17 victories.

00:03:46 Looking a bit further down, the likes of Laura Elodie,

00:03:50 Olivia Green, Emma Whittaker and Rita Erdos, who we may hear from later in the show.

00:03:55 They have worked through to get themselves inside that top nine.

00:04:01 So there we go. We're up to speed. It's time now for Fencing Bonus Round.

00:04:05 Let's introduce our special guest for the day, Elida van der Merwe,

00:04:11 who's going to be with us over the course of this competition.

00:04:13 Elida, good to have you in the Comedy Box. Welcome back to Modern Pentathlon.

00:04:16 Thank you very much, James.

00:04:18 And I'm really excited to see the results of what these athletes are going to do today.

00:04:22 And really stunning performance from the top three athletes here in this group

00:04:28 with 250 points for Elodie Cluvel, 245 points for Elzbieta Adamatiti

00:04:34 and 235 points for Heidi Morci.

00:04:37 And just right after that, we have really a tight group of athletes

00:04:43 who are only about from fourth position all the way to tenth position,

00:04:48 a difference of, say now, ten points.

00:04:50 So it's going to be an interesting race today.

00:04:52 Yes, it certainly is. We are looking to crown Elida's MVP,

00:04:59 Most Valuable Pentathlete Award we have invented now for Fencing Bonus Round.

00:05:04 And as the most touches gets the MVP. Is there a prize? There's no prize.

00:05:11 Here we go. Underway, Natalia Dominyak versus Laura Salmonen,

00:05:15 18th place versus 17th place, both with 180, both with 25 points to make up on ninth place.

00:05:23 Because don't forget it's semifinals day and all about getting inside that top nine

00:05:28 as Laura Salmonen picks up that touch and moves herself on to 182.

00:05:34 Yes, good touch there from Laura Salmonen.

00:05:37 Just that counter attack there.

00:05:41 She will now be up against Tamara Vega of Mexico.

00:05:52 Tamara Vega will have priority. So Laura Salmonen will have to attack for this point.

00:06:00 So back under way. Salmonen with one victory.

00:06:17 Tamara Vega looking to get herself up those rankings.

00:06:22 Salmonen looks focused. She has one victory to her name thus far.

00:06:28 Gets down low. Good battle this year between Vega and Salmonen.

00:06:34 Laura is fencing with a French grip, so hoping to get that extra reach,

00:06:38 but does not get that point as Tamara Vega gets that.

00:06:44 Good counter riposte from Tamara Vega.

00:06:48 She'll now be up against a Bulgarian athlete who's only 19 years of age.

00:06:58 Hrlitsa Mateva.

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00:07:19 You can just imagine the nerves going in Mateva at the moment being on the senior level.

00:07:27 In front of her home crowd as well here in Sofia.

00:07:31 It's a big moment for this young Bulgarian athlete.

00:07:34 She looks to qualify for the final.

00:07:37 She's got to get past Tamara Vega to try and add some points to her score.

00:07:44 Second in the 2023 European Junior Championships.

00:07:49 Fifth in the European Championships under 19 Lithuania.

00:07:52 And she gets the touch and the crowd approve.

00:07:57 So no one's picked up more than one victory so far as we head into the top 15.

00:08:03 What I will say, I feel there's an opportunity for maybe some athletes who haven't won a World Cup medal before

00:08:09 to potentially pick up a World Cup medal because, I mean, you look at the likes of Adam Attiti

00:08:15 and maybe, you know, Mala Kishmel picked up a medal earlier this year.

00:08:20 She could potentially take inspiration from that.

00:08:22 Rita Rodos is looking to get to the final.

00:08:25 Yeah, no, definitely. We know Adam Attiti is also an excellent runner on the day.

00:08:31 So could be one to look out for.

00:08:35 Could well be.

00:08:37 I think she's looking pretty good in second place at the moment.

00:08:40 More to come from her later on in the show.

00:08:42 Ipek Aksin now looking to get past Miteva.

00:08:51 Aksin fifth at the 2018 and 24 European Championships.

00:08:59 Miteva will be looking to attack for this point and Aksin picks that up and ends the round for Miteva.

00:09:08 So we continue with this theme of just one victory per athlete.

00:09:13 Now, Olivia Green is very much focused on getting herself in the final here.

00:09:22 She's currently down in 13th place, but importantly for her, just six points away from being inside that top nine.

00:09:33 So this could be important for Green.

00:09:35 We have seen Green pick up a few points in a number of ranking rounds in the past.

00:09:39 So let's see what she can do today.

00:09:42 Green going a bit of a run.

00:09:43 Let's have a look.

00:09:45 Aksin with a victory to her name so far.

00:09:47 So far, nobody has two.

00:09:49 Green, you feel very keen to get a couple of extra points.

00:09:57 And there we go.

00:09:58 Double touch.

00:09:59 I thought Green got that there.

00:10:00 It looked like she got the touch ahead of Aksin, but it was a double touch.

00:10:04 Halfway through this battle.

00:10:06 Can Green continue this theme of just one victory per athlete?

00:10:09 Or will Aksin double her money?

00:10:10 Another double touch.

00:10:13 Eleven left on the clock.

00:10:14 This is going down to the wire, this one.

00:10:17 And we're into that final ten seconds.

00:10:21 Aksin versus Green.

00:10:23 No touch.

00:10:25 Held on for five seconds.

00:10:27 So now really attention turns to Aksin as she has to get a touch in the next five.

00:10:32 Otherwise, the victory just goes to Green.

00:10:34 You feel it's Green's to win from this point.

00:10:36 And she does get the touch.

00:10:38 A lovely touch there from Olivia Green just below the hand of Aksin.

00:10:43 So that starts her first role in the ranking round.

00:10:49 Well, if Green gets past Elhadeer now, we'll have an interesting situation where it's Green versus Whittaker.

00:10:54 Both these athletes are vying for an Olympic spot.

00:10:57 Green got bronze in the European Championships last year, which qualified a spot for her team.

00:11:02 Because that's how it works.

00:11:03 You don't qualify a spot guaranteed for yourself.

00:11:05 You qualify a spot for your team and then there's an internal ranking within the team to decide who goes.

00:11:10 Great Britain is one of the most intriguing battles because there is six world-class athletes in that British contingent.

00:11:17 And at the moment, you'd say the only one you'd think guaranteed to go is Crenshaw-Bryce.

00:11:21 And the rest of them are all battling for that final spot.

00:11:23 It's Green versus Elhadeer.

00:11:25 With 20 seconds left on the clock.

00:11:30 Green gets the touch.

00:11:33 So that's two victories now for Olivia Green.

00:11:36 She becomes our most valuable athlete.

00:11:39 She's on the standing for an MVP spot so far.

00:11:44 She's really holding a good defense.

00:11:46 This is an intriguing battle because these two are great friends.

00:11:49 They travel the world together.

00:11:50 They train together.

00:11:52 But now they're up against each other.

00:11:53 It's Green versus Whittaker.

00:11:56 Green with momentum, two victories to her name.

00:11:58 Priority is with Whittaker if the clock ticks down to zero.

00:12:01 Whittaker wins.

00:12:03 They're friends but now they are rivals on the fencing bonus round piece.

00:12:08 Green with two victories to her name.

00:12:10 Whittaker looking to try and pick up those extra points.

00:12:12 Green would go above Whittaker with victory here.

00:12:15 Psychologically, you feel this is a big battle.

00:12:18 It's a battle of the Brits.

00:12:20 It's Whittaker versus Green.

00:12:22 25 seconds left on the clock.

00:12:24 Who carries forward this momentum?

00:12:26 Does Green make it three victories or does Whittaker break Green's run?

00:12:31 Not much action in these first 15 seconds.

00:12:33 These two will know each other's fencing styles well.

00:12:36 Training together, traveling together.

00:12:38 Now fencing against each other at elite level with five seconds on the clock.

00:12:42 Green goes for the attack.

00:12:43 Whittaker's on the defense and Whittaker gets the touch to make it an extra two points to her score.

00:12:51 And it stops Green in her tracks because had Green won that,

00:12:54 she would have gone above Whittaker.

00:12:56 But now Whittaker moves clear inside that top nine.

00:12:58 Will that be significant come the end of the competition?

00:13:01 There's only one way to find out.

00:13:03 Stay tuned in to our coverage here in Sofia, Bulgaria.

00:13:07 Next up we have Rita Erdos from Hungary.

00:13:16 And all the way from 10th position to 5th position, all so close with fencing ranking points.

00:13:25 So every point counts in this ranking round.

00:13:28 So let's see who can get the next point.

00:13:31 Here we go, they're back underway.

00:13:33 Whittaker versus Erdos.

00:13:36 Erdos looking now to try and climb above Whittaker again.

00:13:41 Whittaker has replaced Erdos in ninth place.

00:13:44 Erdos with 205 points from fencing ranking round.

00:13:48 And Whittaker gets a second victory.

00:13:51 It's now joint MVP alongside Olivia Green.

00:13:55 Yeah, lovely.

00:13:57 It's a parry eight lunge there from Emma Whittaker.

00:14:01 And she'll just have to do the same probably for the next round.

00:14:08 Malek Ismail has been having a stunning season so far for an athlete at her age.

00:14:22 Yeah, Malek Ismail is finding form when form is of most importance in an Olympic year.

00:14:31 She won a bronze medal already this year.

00:14:33 She's a young athlete.

00:14:34 She's part of a very impressive Egyptian setup.

00:14:36 She's up against a very impressive British setup.

00:14:40 Whittaker versus Ismail.

00:14:41 Double touch.

00:14:42 Whittaker with two victories to her name so far.

00:14:43 No one's got more than two.

00:14:46 As they strive to get inside that top nine here in Sofia.

00:14:51 In the battle for Olympic ranking points.

00:14:52 In the battle for a place in the final.

00:14:55 Another double touch.

00:14:56 It's a good battle this one.

00:14:57 Yeah.

00:14:59 I think just both athletes are struggling to find that timing for that one point.

00:15:05 Whittaker versus Ismail.

00:15:10 And a forward there by Ismail is defended well by Whittaker.

00:15:15 Another double touch.

00:15:16 That's three of them we've had now.

00:15:19 Brutal bout this.

00:15:23 Ten left on the clock.

00:15:26 And Whittaker makes it three victories.

00:15:31 Excellent job that from Emma Whittaker now.

00:15:33 Who you can see has climbed up into sixth place from 11th.

00:15:37 That's how significant this one is.

00:15:40 How far can she go?

00:15:41 Whittaker is looking unbeatable at the moment.

00:15:46 Catherine Meyer and Oliver is her next opponent.

00:15:50 And Whittaker moves clear in terms of victories in fencing bonus rounds.

00:15:55 And at this point six points becomes like an extra touch in ranking round.

00:15:59 And this is useful points for Whittaker.

00:16:01 Yeah, especially because of how close the points are after the ranking round.

00:16:04 And the athletes are so close spaced out together.

00:16:08 Catherine Meyer and Oliver came silver in Pan American Games in Santiago last year.

00:16:12 Just missing out on a place at the Olympics because of her sister who took that spot.

00:16:16 And she picks up an extra victory against Whittaker.

00:16:24 Next up we will have Rebecca Lange.

00:16:27 And we know her very well in the bonus round as she has the ranking round or bonus round record

00:16:35 for the most number of consecutive touches.

00:16:37 Yeah, it was 13 back in 2000 and 21 here in Sofia.

00:16:44 Yeah, so let's see. Maybe...

00:16:47 She won't get 13, but who knows.

00:16:49 She's generally pretty good on fencing bonus round.

00:16:52 Rebecca Lange is currently in seventh place.

00:16:55 She's a good laser runner.

00:16:57 Although she's dropped, I think, a place now because of Whittaker climbing above her.

00:17:00 Let's see how she gets on. She's got to get past Oliver first.

00:17:04 Oliver with a bit of momentum, victory to her name.

00:17:06 Aggressive from Oliver, but Lange and Oliver touch at the same time.

00:17:12 It's amazing how many double touches happen, by the way, in pentathlon.

00:17:19 And it is Oliver who was looking very up for that and very aggressive.

00:17:23 And she picks up the extra touch and doubles her money.

00:17:25 It's two. She's looking pretty good out there, it has to be said.

00:17:28 Yeah, no. Having fenced Oliver, I know she commits to her actions and she does not hold back.

00:17:34 So great performance there from Oliver and will probably do the same in the next round.

00:17:39 Klunikevap is up next.

00:17:46 Here we go then.

00:18:08 Oliver looking to match Emma Whittaker's three victories in a row.

00:18:13 She's not going to, though, although Klunikevap gets the victory.

00:18:17 It's a good counterattack there from Klunikevap.

00:18:22 Just that reach there with the French grip.

00:18:25 Yeah.

00:18:27 Zilken's up next.

00:18:33 On the right-hand side, Zilken's, Rodriguez, and on the left-hand side, Klunikevap.

00:18:41 Ready?

00:18:43 So, Zilken's already qualified for the Olympic Games with her performance at the Europeans last year.

00:18:53 Klunikevap with one victory to her name.

00:18:56 Zilken's versus Klunikevap.

00:19:01 20 on the clock.

00:19:03 Klunikevap gets down low. Zilken's defends it.

00:19:07 Zilken's looks a little bit apprehensive here, but she's defending well.

00:19:12 Klunikevap with the flash forward, but Zilken's is there and ready and defending.

00:19:20 Six on the clock. Klunikevap has to find a way past the sturdy defence of Zilken.

00:19:24 Zilken gets down low, but Klunikevap does get the touch.

00:19:26 No, that was a great tactic there from Klunikevap, sort of applying pressure onto Zilken, waiting for her action.

00:19:32 And as she does again, wait for action to counterattack or repulse backwards.

00:19:38 On the knee, I think it was there, the touch on the right knee. You might see it was on the foot.

00:19:42 Very quick touch, that one. Hard to see when it's that fast.

00:19:46 Next up is Aliche Ronaldo.

00:19:53 Aliche Ronaldo is having a fantastic competition here.

00:19:56 We are seeing some different names at the top of the pile here, which is good to see.

00:20:00 Could mix things up come later on.

00:20:02 But this is some really good fencing scores from Aliche Ronaldo with 19 victories.

00:20:07 She's on 2/20. The top three have kind of broken away a little bit.

00:20:11 Has to be said.

00:20:12 Ronaldo with the Italian flag on her socks.

00:20:19 And double touch for 16 to go, Klunikevap looking aggressive.

00:20:25 Aliche is just waiting for her attack, for that counterattack.

00:20:29 And she knows she's going to attack because Aliche has priority in this match.

00:20:35 And as she does so, perfectly.

00:20:38 Next up we have Heidi Morsi from Egypt.

00:20:48 Who made the final in the last World Cup.

00:20:51 And hopefully going to make the final in this World Cup too.

00:20:57 Yeah, Heidi Morsi.

00:20:59 She's in a good position to make it again.

00:21:03 She is.

00:21:04 She's finding some good form actually, Heidi Morsi.

00:21:09 And you feel at the moment Heidi Morsi and Malak Ismail possibly the two strongest.

00:21:15 Although I think the other Egyptian athletes might say otherwise.

00:21:19 Salma Al-Dumoukhsoued is looking in very good form.

00:21:22 It will be interesting to see which one of these female Egyptian athletes finishes highest here in Sofia.

00:21:29 But Morsi now has to get past Ronaldo.

00:21:33 20 seconds on the clock.

00:21:36 Morsi looking to pick up the first two points of this fencing bonus run.

00:21:42 Ronaldo is putting pressure on her opponent.

00:21:46 And there is the touch from Ronaldo.

00:21:49 She celebrates her two victories.

00:21:51 Really good timing there from Ronaldo.

00:21:55 Planned out her attack perfectly and with her flesh.

00:22:01 With the ranking round, from Morsi to Ronaldo there's still about 15 points difference.

00:22:10 So I could say these top three athletes should have a comfortable position starting the Laser Round.

00:22:18 You'd think so, wouldn't you?

00:22:22 And they're good Laser Runners as well.

00:22:24 So, Adam Attiti is up next.

00:22:27 Adam Attiti in fine form here, it has to be said.

00:22:30 Proms and Team Relay World Championships previously before.

00:22:35 And now she's up against Ronaldo.

00:22:39 In fine position after a great fencing ranking round.

00:22:42 24 victories for the young Lithuanian.

00:22:45 Currently heading a team of very experienced Lithuanians in this competition.

00:22:50 Although Jeeva Serepinietė has had a very good fencing ranking round as well.

00:22:55 And Adam Attiti gets the touch.

00:22:58 Two extra points for Adam Attiti.

00:23:05 And last up we have Elodie Cliveau who is our highest ranked fencer of this ranking round.

00:23:13 And if she gets the point, she'll have an extra four points to her name.

00:23:19 Four points off a graduate of the highest ranked athlete always in fencing bonus round.

00:23:24 Which means our MVP is officially Emma Whittaker,

00:23:28 our most valuable pentathlete in fencing bonus round, an award created and sponsored by our very own Elodie Vandermeule.

00:23:38 Adam Attiti with one victory to her name.

00:23:41 Cliveau with the French grip.

00:23:43 It's both athletes with the French grip gives them that extra little bit of reach.

00:23:48 And both left-handed fencers too.

00:23:50 Often you see that, is it?

00:23:51 Not at all.

00:23:52 These athletes know each other, they know what to expect.

00:23:56 A lot of action in that first 20 seconds.

00:23:59 Here we go, it's going to explode to life.

00:24:01 Double touch for six to go.

00:24:03 It was building up the climax.

00:24:05 Great tension here between these two athletes.

00:24:07 Four points can go a long way at this point in the competition.

00:24:10 Cliveau's looking in good form here.

00:24:12 Into the final two seconds.

00:24:15 Double touch. Adam Attiti has to find a way past.

00:24:18 Is she going to put pressure on the 2016 Olympic silver medalist with a second to go?

00:24:22 Adam Attiti versus Cliveau.

00:24:24 And Cliveau gets the touch.

00:24:26 It's four extra points for the French athletes.

00:24:29 Big smile on her face.

00:24:30 Cliveau is looking in form here.

00:24:32 It has to be said, I think looking in a good position for a medal here.

00:24:36 Elodie Cliveau who hasn't qualified for the Olympic Games yet has a point to prove.

00:24:41 And her form is gaining and gaining.

00:24:44 And Cliveau gets those four extra points.

00:24:47 But it is Emma Whittaker who is Elida van den Berge's most valuable pentathlete.

00:24:53 Elodie Cliveau on the front here.

00:24:55 After taking the gold medal.

00:24:57 Cliveau taking the bronze medal from the PC.

00:25:00 Let's take a look at those rankings then.

00:25:03 And the points have been added and you can see

00:25:05 Cliveau has moved a couple of points further ahead of Adam Attiti.

00:25:09 Emma Whittaker has climbed inside that top nine.

00:25:13 Rebecca Langre has slipped down from seventh to ninth.

00:25:17 But it's all very tight and congested.

00:25:19 Zilliquid's on 215.

00:25:20 Langre on 210.

00:25:22 210 is what all these athletes you're about to see now will be aiming for.

00:25:27 So just ten points separates 13th and 9th.

00:25:32 Claudia Elidia in 13th place.

00:25:35 But any one of these athletes you feel could potentially cause some damage.

00:25:39 We'll be back with build-up to the swimming in a few moments time.

00:25:41 Let's take a look back at the highlights of fencing.

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00:26:31 Welcome back to Sofia, Bulgaria, which we

00:26:34 start our build-up to swimming.

00:26:37 Let's see how the competition moves over there from fencing to swimming.

00:26:40 It's 200 meter freestyle.

00:26:42 A time of 2.30 to get you 250 points every two seconds.

00:26:45 Every second you go under is two points off your score.

00:26:47 Every second you go above is two points added to your score.

00:26:52 We're done with fencing bonus round.

00:26:54 And there it is, the pool building up to coverage, of course, of the swimming.

00:26:59 And we're about to head poolside for an interview with one of our athletes,

00:27:03 which we recorded yesterday, to see what it is like for athletes when they are

00:27:07 obviously building up into the pool.

00:27:15 And we can now hear the thoughts of Swiss athlete, Ania,

00:27:27 as we hand over to her now to hear her thoughts.

00:27:32 Well, Ania, good to speak to you.

00:27:37 Here we are in Sofia, obviously discussing the transition between fencing and swimming.

00:27:43 What's it like for you as an athlete, you know, getting yourself ready for the pool,

00:27:46 getting yourself in the right mind frame?

00:27:48 How does that all work for you?

00:27:50 Well, I think you said it right.

00:27:51 It's all about the mindset.

00:27:52 You have to switch very quickly.

00:27:54 And also with the swimming, 200 meters is full of lactate.

00:27:58 So you have to shake out and get yourself ready.

00:28:01 And also I think it's quite different to what it's usually to be like shooting

00:28:06 with all of the lactate in your arms.

00:28:08 So it's all about like getting yourself ready, shake out the lactate

00:28:12 and then go to the shooting range.

00:28:14 And like even though you will maybe miss one or two, don't get nervous

00:28:19 and like try to do it again.

00:28:21 And with the right mindset, I think it's totally--you're totally able to do it.

00:28:25 But it's all about like, yeah, seeing where you came from and then, yeah,

00:28:30 being ready for the rights.

00:28:32 I think this is an interesting topic of conversation.

00:28:34 It's the mental aspect of getting yourself ready for different disciplines.

00:28:39 And it's not something I think people watching at home necessarily will be aware of.

00:28:42 They'll just see athletes changing and warming up and running and, you know,

00:28:46 stretching ahead of the swimming.

00:28:48 But actually it's about switching your brain from one sport to the other.

00:28:52 Yeah, exactly.

00:28:53 I think that's kind of like the most important thing to do in pentathlon.

00:28:57 Also, for example, I'm not the best swimmer, so I cannot be like depressed

00:29:02 after swimming because I haven't done my best or I know that I'm like not in front

00:29:06 after swimming.

00:29:07 So it's really about, okay, switching your mind and then be ready and be like--

00:29:12 give it your best.

00:29:14 As you said before in the previous competition, in pentathlon you never know,

00:29:19 so it's finish when it's finished.

00:29:21 And, yeah, you have to be ready to fight.

00:29:23 Yeah.

00:29:24 It's an interesting point, isn't it?

00:29:26 You mentioned yourself, you know, swimming is not your strongest discipline.

00:29:28 Does that mean then that you are able to sacrifice a bit of time in the pool,

00:29:33 which you can then make up from laser run or from fencing or from another discipline?

00:29:37 Do you sacrifice a bit of time in the pool?

00:29:40 Well, I think people think because I'm not that fast it's not as hard,

00:29:44 but it's very hard for me as well, and I'm longer swimming, so it's even harder.

00:29:50 No, but really I don't think it's easier if you're swimming slower,

00:29:55 but I think because I know I have a good running and shooting,

00:29:59 it's maybe helping me a little bit in swimming because I know I--

00:30:03 even with a bad swimming I can make it up in running.

00:30:06 So, yeah, it's all about mindset and getting yourself ready.

00:30:10 And here in Sofia it's a 50-meter pool.

00:30:14 Does that change how you prepare or is it much the same?

00:30:18 I think it changes a little bit because you no more have those many turns,

00:30:22 and the turns they make it more dynamic the whole race.

00:30:26 But, well, it's 200 meters you have to swim the same distance anyways,

00:30:31 but I think it's more about getting in that rhythm even though there are no more that many turns.

00:30:40 So I think it's more difficult maybe to stay in the rhythm, to stay high,

00:30:44 but if you have this good mindset you can do it anyways.

00:30:50 Cool. Well, listen, thank you very much for your time. I appreciate it.

00:30:52 Thank you.

00:30:53 Bye.

00:30:54 Bye. Thank you.

00:30:55 Anna giving us her thoughts there ahead of swimming yesterday.

00:31:00 It's interesting, isn't it, Alida, to hear the thoughts of athletes poolside

00:31:04 and how different athletes approach the swimming and get different techniques in place.

00:31:11 And, yes, it's interesting to hear their thoughts, I think.

00:31:14 Yeah, but I must say I think with the swimming you can only swim the best time that you can.

00:31:19 There's no changing in that.

00:31:21 And I think it's just so that everyone's in the same boat to take their energy out of that.

00:31:27 I think a very important point she talked about was sort of competition is only over until you finish that line.

00:31:32 And that is pentathlon. I mean, so much can happen from discipline to discipline.

00:31:36 Like, I mean, we saw today how valuable this fencing ranking round was,

00:31:42 especially if they were so close to each other after the ranking round.

00:31:45 So this bonus round really was a chance for athletes to pick up some points

00:31:49 and separate themselves in the ranking.

00:31:52 So, yeah, all interesting stuff.

00:31:55 As we see the athletes stretching, warming up, getting themselves in that mind frame of now I have to swim.

00:32:03 It's a very different skill, very different muscle groups at play.

00:32:08 Obviously, after the fencing bonus round, Lara Heredia of Spain just getting herself all ready.

00:32:18 You can see she's got her running watch on. I'm assuming it doubles up as a swimming watch as well.

00:32:24 Get those arms loosened up.

00:32:32 It's actually quite hard to throw your arms around in unison like that, isn't it?

00:32:37 I think if the one's going the opposite way and the other one, that's a bit harder.

00:32:41 But yeah, I think so.

00:32:48 Emma Whittaker just making their way poolside.

00:32:50 Looking very relaxed.

00:32:53 They're not going to be in play until the second swimming heat.

00:33:00 So they've got a bit of time.

00:33:02 And obviously the athletes in swimming heat one will have been poolside for a while now

00:33:07 so the athletes that will lower down the ordering fencing bonus round.

00:33:14 I must say it's interesting to see all the different types of warm up strategies from these athletes.

00:33:20 I mean, I think from the change of the new format, everyone had to discover a new way to warm up for disciplines

00:33:28 because we get a hour of general warm up in the beginning.

00:33:33 And then it's sort of how do you stay warmed up throughout the competition?

00:33:37 And that was a whole new ball game for all the athletes, sort of figuring out how they best to warm up

00:33:43 and be ready for the next discipline.

00:33:45 So we'll see athletes on the side sometimes maybe throwing a medicine ball to warm up that shoulder action

00:33:52 or like Heidi Morsi here with an elastic band warming up or activating those muscles.

00:33:57 Sort of a dry land warm up for swimming.

00:34:00 On the subject of hearing how athletes warm up and how they attack differently,

00:34:04 let's hear the thoughts of Guatemalan athlete Sofía Grabera who spoke to us yesterday.

00:34:10 Well Sofía, we're here in Sofía, just outside the pool,

00:34:14 just discussing obviously the transition from fencing to swimming.

00:34:18 As an athlete, just talk to us about the challenges of getting yourself from the fencing hall,

00:34:23 out of your fencing gear and ready for swimming.

00:34:25 Is it something that's a difficult part of the competition?

00:34:28 Yeah, it's more difficult during the semifinals because you have to do it really fast.

00:34:33 Also during the qualifications it's hard because fencing is really a physical sport.

00:34:39 Maybe it doesn't seem like it, but it's very physical and you have to use a lot of power in your legs.

00:34:45 And then coming for the swimming, you have to use a lot of power in your legs and your arms, so it's really hard.

00:34:51 And then also of course you have laser run to consider as well,

00:34:54 so a lot of physical exertion on your body and something you have to manage as an athlete.

00:34:58 Yeah, I have to manage it. It depends on how well I do on the fencing.

00:35:01 I can manage my swimming. I will say, "Okay, I will not do as fast as the last 50, so I can save power in my legs."

00:35:09 But if I don't do so well in the fencing, I have to swim really hard and then I have to run really hard.

00:35:15 So yeah, it's hard to manage.

00:35:17 Interesting. So you will actually, the pace in which you swim is dictated by how the competition has gone.

00:35:22 Yeah.

00:35:23 So just to sort of recap on that, if you've not fenced as well, then you will have to make up some time in the pool.

00:35:29 So you look at that as an opportunity to make up some time?

00:35:32 Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I have to make a lot of effort.

00:35:34 I cannot lose two or three seconds in the swimming, so I need to push there.

00:35:40 And it depends on which part of the race you're in as well, because you mentioned there the final 50 metres

00:35:45 might be where you hold back a little bit, so you will save a bit of energy towards the end of the swim,

00:35:49 looking ahead to the laser run. Is that right?

00:35:52 Yeah, yeah. So the first three 50s, it's not so hard on the legs.

00:35:57 The last 50, for me personally, it's super hard on the legs because I have to kick more.

00:36:02 So if I'm good in the fencing, I don't have to kick as much, just the arms,

00:36:06 because in the laser run I don't use the arms as much.

00:36:09 So I try to use my arms during the last 50, and then I consider using my legs or not.

00:36:15 So whilst you're in the pool, your brain is calculating effectively which part of the swim you need to be giving it extra energy.

00:36:22 So there's a lot of thought process involved in pentathlon.

00:36:25 Yeah, actually I do it before. I prepare my swimming race before.

00:36:30 In the transition, the ten minutes we have or the hour we have, I try to make my swimming plan before.

00:36:38 And do you sit down with your coach as well and you have a discussion?

00:36:41 Yeah, we used to do it more often. Now that I'm an older athlete and more professional,

00:36:47 I can choose. We don't talk so much about my plan anymore.

00:36:51 Just like when I do really bad and we need to adjust some things there.

00:36:55 So that ten minute transition, it's more than just getting yourself ready.

00:37:00 Yeah, it's mentally.

00:37:01 It's mentally preparing yourself as well.

00:37:02 Yeah, it's not just changing. It's changing your focus and remembering your plan and knowing what you have to do.

00:37:09 Super interesting stuff. Thank you for your time. Good luck.

00:37:11 Thank you.

00:37:12 Appreciate you.

00:37:13 Thank you. Bye.

00:37:14 Yeah, great to hear the thoughts of Superior Cribera as we take a look to the start list for Swimming Heat 1.

00:37:20 Laura Heredia, Ipak Aksin, Rauliza Miteva, Tamara Vega, Laura Salminen and Natalia Dominiak will be the six athletes in Swimming Heat 1.

00:37:33 We begin with Laura Heredia from Spain, who has already qualified her spot at the Olympic Games.

00:37:40 Looking forward to seeing her in action.

00:37:42 She was a silver medalist at the 2023 European Games, fourth in Ankara last year.

00:37:48 She's improving her results this year as well, alongside her Ipak Aksin.

00:37:54 Fifth at the 2018 and 2024 European Championships. Then it's Rauliza Miteva, followed in by Tamara Vega.

00:38:06 Laura Salminen follows Tamara Vega poolside, meaning we have just one last athlete to introduce.

00:38:24 Natalia Dominiak from Poland. Those are your six athletes for Swimming Heat 1.

00:38:30 So we will be looking at around, time is around 2.20 to 2.25 in this pool.

00:38:49 50 metre pool, so times aren't as fast as that is in the 25 metre pool, of course.

00:38:55 There we go, athletes in the pool and underway.

00:39:04 Keep an eye on lane 3, Ipak Aksin, quickest swimmer in the pool, alongside Rauliza Miteva in lane 4.

00:39:13 They're the athletes to keep an eye on.

00:39:15 They all fly through the water in this opening 50 metre pool here in Sofia.

00:39:25 See the crowds in the background watching on.

00:39:29 That's your first turn, a little bit further back than perhaps maybe we thought.

00:39:34 First 50 clocking in about 31 seconds, which is a speedy start.

00:39:39 So let's see if Tamara Vega can keep that up, that pace up.

00:39:45 Vega is definitely swimming maybe above what we predicted she would, but you can see Aksin coming back now.

00:39:52 We'll see it the first turn. I think it's going to be between Vega and Aksin.

00:39:58 Though Aksin is a little bit further back actually.

00:40:00 I wish she's got a stronger finish, but it is Vega.

00:40:04 And there we can see actually Aksin pulling it back in those final few metres.

00:40:07 Vega, Miteva and Aksin separated by 6.5 tenths of a second.

00:40:13 As we head into the second 100 metres.

00:40:16 I think in a 200 metre race, the biggest thing is sort of finding your pace and setting that pace.

00:40:22 You don't want to go too fast in the beginning, but you also don't want to be too far back out.

00:40:26 So we can see Aksin is picking up her pace here by the third lap.

00:40:30 And let's see what she can do in the last lap.

00:40:32 But it seems like Miteva is sticking with Vega.

00:40:37 Here comes the turn then.

00:40:39 Aksin is starting to pick up the pace.

00:40:41 Final turn. It's still Vega leading with, I think we're going to see times of around 2.21, maybe 2.22.

00:40:52 Aksin though with the big finish here I think.

00:40:54 There is Vega. She's still leading.

00:40:57 It's a good pace this from Vega.

00:40:59 She's built up a little bit of a gap. You can see Aksin there at the bottom of the shot coming back.

00:41:03 Will Aksin finish this heat in first place?

00:41:08 It's difficult to tell from that angle. It's slightly deceptive.

00:41:11 Being encouraged forward by the coach for the big finish.

00:41:14 It's going to be Tamara Vega who takes the win.

00:41:16 It's a quick time this from Vega.

00:41:18 It's a 2.19 from Tamara Vega, which is her fastest time in the last 12 months.

00:41:25 Brilliant from Tamara Vega.

00:41:27 She should be really proud of herself for that.

00:41:29 It's a good victory and you can see in her face she gave it all.

00:41:33 Happy with that time Vega there, isn't she?

00:41:35 Great swimming from the Mexican.

00:41:37 So a time of 2.19 from Vega is the quickest time from Heat 1.

00:41:44 I must say it makes a huge difference having athletes pulling you in a pool.

00:41:50 Sort of like what we saw now, Vega, Mateva and Aksin dragging each other towards the end.

00:41:55 It's sort of just a motivation to fight for those last few seconds.

00:42:03 So, final few stages of that swimming heat.

00:42:06 Tamara Vega held off the challenge from Aksin who tried to finish strong.

00:42:10 I mean, ultimately, the difference in points is not going to be significant because it's only air.

00:42:16 Basically, you could have 18 athletes in 18 swimming pools.

00:42:19 They're not racing against each other, but it is fun to track who wins which heat.

00:42:24 And back Aksin, eight points ahead then of the chasing pack out of the Amateva and Vega.

00:42:32 But it will be the second swimming heat that will really dictate that battle for the top nine.

00:42:39 And here they are.

00:42:40 Catherine, Myra and Oliver, Emma Wittke, Rebecca Langer, Malakishmael, Rita Urdos and Olivia Green.

00:42:50 This swim will be a valuable swim regarding points.

00:42:53 As we said, these points are so close to each other.

00:42:57 So every second counts in this swim with the semifinal.

00:43:01 Yeah, when you think back to the fencing bonus rounds, two points for every round.

00:43:06 They'll be keen to keep all the two points.

00:43:11 Comes Emma Wittke. Rebecca Langer. Malakishmael.

00:43:30 Love her swimming cap. It's cool, isn't it? Yeah.

00:43:34 Goes well with their goggles as well.

00:43:37 Rita Urdos.

00:43:45 And finally, Olivia Green.

00:43:49 And those are your six athletes for our second swimming heat.

00:43:54 Green with work to do. She's currently in 12th place.

00:43:58 These are your athletes. The athletes are now ready. Only two, please, Mr. Starter.

00:44:21 Here we go. Solid start on the outside there by Catherine, Myra and Oliver.

00:44:29 Malakishmael, favourite for the quickest time in this swimming heat.

00:44:35 As of today, the fastest clock time, if I can recall, was 2.18.

00:44:39 So it'll be interesting to see the times that they swim today.

00:44:42 It was the fastest time overall, that wasn't it? 2.18. I think it was in swimming heat.

00:44:46 Three from semifinal A. I can't remember who it was off the top of my head.

00:44:51 But yeah, that's the quickest time so far.

00:44:57 We've got Elodie Cluvel in swimming heat three, who is the fastest swimmer of the semifinal by some margin.

00:45:02 Will she give it everything or will she save some energy for?

00:45:05 I don't think we're going to see a full out Elodie Cluvel sprint because she's in a good position and

00:45:10 will be having half an hour on qualifying for the final and indeed saving as much energy as she can.

00:45:16 But Cluvel looks in good form here.

00:45:18 She's overcome her shooting issues in Budapest.

00:45:22 She was shooting way better. I think we could see Cluvel on the podium here.

00:45:26 Here we go though. There's the turn.

00:45:28 Malakishmael, Olivia Green and Emma Whittaker are the front three.

00:45:32 Olivia Green looking to try and make up as much time because she's in a battle to get inside that top nine, mate.

00:45:38 No doubt about it. I think she'll get in if she competes to her best ability.

00:45:43 I think she'll get above some of the athletes a little bit higher up.

00:45:46 But we will see. Time will tell.

00:45:51 These top three swimmers are really just swimming against each other at the moment.

00:45:55 As I said, it does help having that person drag you along.

00:45:59 We can see Green and Whittaker, teammates also dragging each other along.

00:46:02 But it seems as Green is ahead of Whittaker for the last lap, the 200 meters.

00:46:08 Here we go then. The final sprint in Swimming Heat 2.

00:46:13 Malakishmael is flying out front.

00:46:16 Green and Whittaker hanging on.

00:46:18 You can see that colorful swimming hat of Malakishmael as she makes her way through the water.

00:46:25 And actually, I think it could be Olivia Green.

00:46:30 It's close between those two. Malakishmael has to find a bit of extra pace into the back end.

00:46:34 Ishmael will win this heat. How far behind will Green be?

00:46:38 Whittaker will come in third. So it's Ishmael with a time of 2.17.85.

00:46:43 Olivia Green is a couple of seconds further back and Whittaker is a little bit further back behind her.

00:46:46 So that is the quickest swim we've had so far in this competition.

00:46:51 A 2.17.85 from Malakishmael.

00:46:55 And that is only 0.6 of a second behind her quickest time of the last 12 months.

00:47:03 So good swim that from Malakishmael.

00:47:20 We'll have our next heat up and our last heat.

00:47:25 These athletes seem to be in a comfortable position to make it to the final.

00:47:29 But as we know with pentathlon, it's only over until you cross the finish line.

00:47:45 So those are the standings after the first two heats.

00:47:49 And you can see Olivia Green has moved up a little bit, hasn't she?

00:47:52 She's now third overall. But that means she'll start Laser Run at the very least in ninth place.

00:47:59 So good work from Olivia Green as she looks to get herself in.

00:48:02 But it's now time for the top six athletes of this competition so far.

00:48:07 Kluvel, Adamatiti, Morsi, Ronaldo, Zilikins and Klunikova from Ukraine are your six athletes to take part in Swimming Heat 3.

00:48:19 There's Kluvel, who is looking very relaxed and very much like an in-form athlete.

00:48:27 Keep your eyes on Elodie Kluvel because I think she's in with a chance of meddling here in Sofia.

00:48:35 She's one of those athletes who just knows what she's doing.

00:48:38 She comes here and she does the job and she's very relaxed about it.

00:48:42 Adamatiti is having a fantastic competition.

00:48:44 Runs to her start line. What do they say? Never run by the side of a pool.

00:48:50 Heidi Morsi lines up in third place alongside her.

00:48:57 Eliezer, Ronaldo.

00:49:03 Then Anna Zilikins, who looks very determined and focused.

00:49:09 Ola Klunikova.

00:49:16 And those are your six athletes for the final Swimming Heat.

00:49:26 The athletes are ready.

00:49:29 So the athletes up all side on those solid starting blocks that have had really good reviews from the athletes.

00:49:48 And we are underway.

00:49:52 Semi-final B, Swimming Heat 3.

00:49:56 We are all go. Actions in the pool.

00:50:00 I think we can keep an eye on Elodie Kluvel and Ola Klunikova.

00:50:06 Though Kluvel might not give it everything in this Swimming Heat.

00:50:11 Because she has a decent lead.

00:50:13 Does not need to over-exert.

00:50:16 And indeed the first turn looks like it's Ola Klunikova.

00:50:21 Who leads. But it's actually pretty close across the board here.

00:50:25 Eliezer, Ronaldo.

00:50:27 He is keeping pace.

00:50:30 You can see the Italian swimming hats.

00:50:33 Zilikins keeping pace as well.

00:50:36 We will maybe start to see a divide as you can see Kluvel just naturally, majestically making her way through the pool.

00:50:43 Not putting full effort in there. You can tell she's holding back a little bit of energy.

00:50:50 Here's the turn.

00:50:52 And it is indeed Kluvel in first place.

00:50:56 She does know her pace. She knows the pace of her race.

00:50:59 And that's what it is in the 200m. It's just knowing your pace.

00:51:02 You sort of get used to knowing what should each 50m feel like.

00:51:07 How should each 50m be.

00:51:09 And she knows what she's doing.

00:51:12 It looked like Kluvel was in first place. And it has to be said.

00:51:17 But yeah, you can see she is now starting to pull ahead.

00:51:20 The Olympic silver medalist.

00:51:23 Turns.

00:51:25 Alicja doing a good job here too.

00:51:28 And there you can see Kluvel.

00:51:39 So Elodie Kluvel is going to start the Laser Run with a good head start.

00:51:46 Which only removes pressure on the shooting element of Laser Run.

00:51:50 Which she's, let's not, you know, beat around the bush.

00:51:53 She struggled a little bit with this year.

00:51:55 But she seems to have found herself in a good place now.

00:51:57 She's got a good pistol.

00:51:58 And this is a very quick time from Elodie Kluvel at 2.15.

00:52:03 That is a brilliant time from Kluvel.

00:52:05 Only a couple of seconds slower than her best time of the year.

00:52:09 Ronaldo in second place.

00:52:11 Kluvel comes home in third.

00:52:14 But good stuff. Job well done there from Kluvel.

00:52:16 It looks so effortless.

00:52:18 She did.

00:52:19 Fastest time of today.

00:52:20 And we'll see what she has next up for the competition.

00:52:26 So the Laser Run is 5.08.

00:52:36 That's just absolutely flying by, isn't it, this competition.

00:52:40 There's Kluvel.

00:52:41 It will really be interesting to see the ranking and the standings of athletes now.

00:52:52 With all the changes that has happened after the bonus round and the swimming.

00:52:56 So definitely in for a good semi-final race.

00:53:05 So Kluvel touches.

00:53:07 And let's take a look at those standings.

00:53:16 Kluvel in first place.

00:53:18 Ronaldo in second.

00:53:20 Adam Attiti in third.

00:53:22 Ismail in fourth.

00:53:23 Morsi in fifth.

00:53:24 Tillikens in sixth.

00:53:25 Klunikova in seventh.

00:53:26 Whittaker and Green in eighth and ninth.

00:53:28 And Green on 4.74.

00:53:30 Just six points off fourth place.

00:53:32 But what is the gap between ninth and tenth?

00:53:34 4.74 was the score to catch.

00:53:38 And it does still remain relatively close.

00:53:41 Rita Erdos.

00:53:42 But I feel that top nine is looking fairly solid.

00:53:46 Maybe Rebecca Langria could put pressure on.

00:53:50 Ipek Aksin could maybe put some pressure on.

00:53:52 Can we see Rita Erdos forcing her way into that top nine?

00:53:55 We'll find out soon.

00:53:56 Now it is the end of swimming.

00:53:58 Let's watch the highlights before building up to Laser Run.

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00:54:46 Welcome back to Sofia.

00:54:49 As we continue, women's semifinal B.

00:54:54 And let's take a look at how the competition moves from the swimming pool to the Laser Run.

00:54:59 Five 600-meter laps.

00:55:02 Handicap start is the most exciting part about Laser Run.

00:55:06 It's the gap that the athletes have built for themselves.

00:55:08 First lap is the formation lap.

00:55:10 Four shooting series at 10 meters distance.

00:55:13 Then follow.

00:55:14 You have to hit the five targets before you can get past.

00:55:16 Time of around 10 seconds is what they will all be aiming for.

00:55:20 Anything under 15 seconds is pretty solid.

00:55:22 Anything over that and the panic starts to settle in.

00:55:25 This is the Laser Run, the dramatic conclusion to modern pentathlon.

00:55:30 And there it is, the Laser Run course.

00:55:34 Semifinals B.

00:55:35 Let's take a look then at how the course is panned out here in Sofia, Bulgaria,

00:55:41 with our GoPro, which we put on the head of a Greek athlete, Penelope Nica.

00:55:46 And this is a really interesting perspective.

00:55:48 Look at that.

00:55:49 It's like a computer game.

00:55:50 Pistol goes up.

00:55:52 Think back to a golden eye on the Nintendo 64.

00:55:56 Other games and consoles are available.

00:55:58 And this is great shooting from Penelope Nica, by the way.

00:56:00 Look at that.

00:56:01 Head starts to turn before she's even hit that fifth target.

00:56:05 That was the confidence.

00:56:06 But you can see how wet, sodden, and mucky this course is.

00:56:10 There's puddles at various points.

00:56:12 We did see it slipping over in semifinal A, which is obviously good to see.

00:56:16 But, yeah, you can see Penelope here just pacing herself around this course,

00:56:22 down through the back straights and through the middle of the course

00:56:28 into the riding arena.

00:56:30 Back round again through the middle of the course.

00:56:34 And then it sweeps around.

00:56:35 That's another problem area there.

00:56:36 You can see as the camera slows down.

00:56:40 One turn to go.

00:56:42 Another muddy section.

00:56:44 And you can see this big left-hand turn here.

00:56:46 Look at that.

00:56:47 That could be a potentially problematic area.

00:56:50 Definitely spikes from all these athletes over the finish line.

00:56:55 And that is the course.

00:56:58 Right.

00:56:59 We're going to try and catch a word with some of the athletes.

00:57:01 We will leave you with Lila.

00:57:03 Yeah, so far we have the current standings for the results

00:57:07 after the two events.

00:57:09 In first position we have Elodie Clivell, who will be leading.

00:57:16 And thereafter we have Eliezer Rinaldo.

00:57:19 And thereafter Elisabeta Adematiti, Malek Ismail,

00:57:24 Klenikova and Annika Zillikens, Heidi Morici, Emma Wittke,

00:57:28 and Olivia Green are your first nine athletes of this race.

00:57:33 But not far off to them, who are only spread out by, let's say,

00:57:38 10 points, 10, 15 points.

00:57:41 So it will be a fight for that ninth position for the finals.

00:57:47 And we just see the athletes doing their final touches,

00:57:51 final preparations for the Laser Run event.

00:57:58 In your view, we have Laura Salmanin,

00:58:01 who will be starting in 18th position.

00:58:06 And like we said, this course is a bit muddy,

00:58:10 so athletes will now have to consider whether running in spikes

00:58:14 or normal shoes.

00:58:15 But I have had a word with a few athletes, and they sort of --

00:58:19 I think it goes from athlete to athlete, depending on how they feel.

00:58:24 But that will be a challenge for today.

00:58:27 In your view, you see Aksin Epek from Turkey,

00:58:31 who will be starting in 11th position.

00:58:35 And Laura Herrera from Spain, who will be starting in 16th position.

00:58:45 So we just wait for the start of the Laser Run,

00:58:52 which will be an exciting one for those watching.

00:58:58 Malak Ismail, in your view there, had an amazing season thus far.

00:59:07 Very young athlete, showing them how it's done,

00:59:10 making her rivals into -- her idols into rivals.

00:59:15 Let's put it that way.

00:59:23 We will now be heading over to James on a live interview.

00:59:26 It's always a pleasure to see you as we build up to Laser Run here,

00:59:29 semi-final B.

00:59:31 This is where things get tense, isn't it?

00:59:33 One bad shoe, one slow run,

00:59:35 and the competition can fall apart for these athletes.

00:59:37 Yeah, definitely.

00:59:38 I don't think anyone is going to run slow in this semi-final,

00:59:42 but I think it's a hard fight.

00:59:44 The pressure is on.

00:59:45 Everyone is trying to qualify.

00:59:46 It's Olympic -- it's that Olympic year,

00:59:48 so we're going to see a good race, I think.

00:59:50 You have Elodie in the first place.

00:59:52 You have Rebecca in the 10th place.

00:59:54 So it's going to be an interesting fight.

00:59:58 Olivia Green in 9th place, desperate for pentathlon points.

01:00:01 Rebecca Langer, your good friend, in 10th place.

01:00:04 That could be a good battle between those two.

01:00:06 Definitely. They are both good runners, good shooters.

01:00:09 Here I think it's not really about who is the better runner or the better shooter,

01:00:13 because they are all very good.

01:00:15 It's about who can handle the pressure better

01:00:17 and who can be patient and just do their best,

01:00:20 and we'll see what happens.

01:00:22 It all becomes about that battle for 9th place, doesn't it?

01:00:24 Because if you're inside that top 9 comfortably,

01:00:26 actually it doesn't really matter if you finish first, second, third or fourth.

01:00:29 It's all about guaranteeing you're in that top 9,

01:00:31 and no one can guarantee that.

01:00:33 That's what makes semi-finals so exciting.

01:00:35 Exactly. It's all about being in these 9 positions

01:00:38 and being able to be in the final, which is the end goal, I think.

01:00:43 It's going to be exciting.

01:00:45 The pressure is on, and I think we're going to see a really good race.

01:00:48 It's all about getting yourself qualified for the Olympics.

01:00:50 It's 2024. You've already got your ticket, so you can relax a little bit now.

01:00:54 Yes, it's all about collecting points.

01:00:56 Every point counts, every position counts.

01:00:58 I think even if you don't get in the top 9,

01:01:00 you have to fight really hard to get as close as you can,

01:01:02 because you never know what can happen.

01:01:04 Sofia, thank you for your time.

01:01:06 Thank you.

01:01:08 There you have it.

01:01:10 A live interview from Sofia Hernandez,

01:01:12 who has secured a spot for the Olympic Games so far.

01:01:17 Very unfortunate that she could not be here today in the semi-finals,

01:01:21 but I understand she will be supporting her competitors,

01:01:25 who are her friends and fellow training partners, potentially.

01:01:31 But she did make a good point there.

01:01:35 Athletes who are in first, second and third position

01:01:39 will still have to be composed with their shooting

01:01:42 and just to keep their position up.

01:01:45 So we will make the start to the laser run very soon.

01:01:59 So you can see on the screens there,

01:02:01 Elzbieta Adamatiti, who is in a very good position.

01:02:05 Let's take a more in-depth look into Adamatiti's career statistics.

01:02:10 Thus far, a young athlete, but doing very well.

01:02:14 And you can see, born in 2002, she's just 22 years of age,

01:02:22 yet to pick up any senior medals.

01:02:24 Could this be the event where she wins her first World Cup?

01:02:28 Let's have a look at her performance compared to others.

01:02:34 She's in the top 9% above average for fencing,

01:02:38 5% below average for swimming, 3% above average for laser run.

01:02:42 So you can see she's a great fencer.

01:02:44 Loses some time in the pool, but makes it up in the laser run.

01:02:49 Let's see how she starts and how she finishes.

01:02:51 So she's usually, well, it's a bit of a mixed bunch that, isn't it?

01:02:55 Sofia this time last year dropped five places in the World Championships

01:02:59 in Druskininskai in Lithuania.

01:03:01 Made up quite a few places, but that was, of course,

01:03:04 a junior World Championships in Cairo.

01:03:06 She dropped a couple of places.

01:03:07 She's starting third here, and I think she'll get herself safely through to the final.

01:03:12 But that is our breakdown on Elzbieta Adamatiti, Lithuanian athlete.

01:03:20 Yes, as Adamatiti has been a promising athlete over the years.

01:03:25 I must say, I think I remember her as a competitor in the junior competition,

01:03:30 and she's done a lot of work with her fencing, and she's just leveled up with that.

01:03:35 So Lana Aradia in 16th place is, she is still only 15 seconds behind.

01:03:45 So she could catch up that ninth place if she has a perfect laser run.

01:03:51 Elodie Cluvel, though, in first place.

01:03:54 42 seconds ahead.

01:03:58 I think this is possibly one of the biggest advantages we've had in the semifinal.

01:04:03 Cluvel is absolutely on fire. Look at her medal haul.

01:04:08 It's incredible what Elodie Cluvel has achieved over her career.

01:04:13 She is without question one of the best athletes in the world,

01:04:17 and is slowly improving her results this year.

01:04:21 Let's take a look at how she compares to the average athletes.

01:04:25 8% above average in fencing, 8% above average in swimming,

01:04:29 but it's her laser run where she struggled, specifically in the shooting range.

01:04:33 But it's something she's been working at. She's renewed her pistol,

01:04:36 and her performance in Budapest showed things were moving in the right direction.

01:04:41 You can see she drops down places. Last year in Ankara, started second,

01:04:45 finished sixth in the World Cup final, started fourth, finished eleventh.

01:04:49 In Cairo, started fifth, finished thirteenth. In Budapest, started third, finished seventh.

01:04:54 But I would imagine she will start first and finish first here in this semifinal.

01:04:59 She is 42 seconds above Elite 8 Ronaldo from Italy.

01:05:05 That is Elodie Cluvel. Those are our athletes.

01:05:08 This is our build-up to the start of the fencing bonus.

01:05:13 Sorry, fencing bonus run. That happened earlier.

01:05:15 It's laser run time now.

01:05:17 And we're looking forward to the athletes getting themselves into the shooting range.

01:05:21 So we begin this laser run here in

01:05:26 Sofia for the fourth and final World Cup of the World Cup series.

01:05:34 We have World Cup final a little bit later in the year.

01:05:38 In fact, in just over a week's time, we're back in Ankara for World Cup final.

01:05:43 Anna Kozilikins is on the start/finish straight.

01:05:47 She is in sixth place.

01:05:51 You can see Tamara Vega looking to qualify herself for the final.

01:05:57 Vega is currently in

01:06:02 Vega is in 14th. So she's got work to do.

01:06:08 Those are your athletes sent for swimming for

01:06:12 I'm all over the place here. For laser run.

01:06:15 It is the top nine that we are really keen on keeping an eye on.

01:06:20 And it is currently Olivia Green one minute and five seconds off the

01:06:26 time of Elodie Cluvel. One minute and five, four seconds behind her is Rebecca Lange.

01:06:31 That could be a really distinct battle between Green and Lange.

01:06:35 Some good athletes inside that top nine.

01:06:39 I think this is going to be a really good laser run.

01:06:42 And the fact that from fourth position to eighth position, all split by 50 by one,

01:06:48 one of five seconds. So.

01:06:52 So it will be a very tight race, this all starting about in one bunch.

01:07:00 So Malek Ismail, Fennikova, Anika Zilikant, Heidi Morisi will be starting together.

01:07:10 And just after her will be Emma Whittaker and Olivia Green.

01:07:14 That bunch, they will be looking for fighting for that finals position.

01:07:19 10 seconds ahead of the start of the laser run here in Sofia, Bulgaria.

01:07:24 The athletes are on the start finish line and starting with a huge

01:07:29 head start is Elodie Cluvel of France, who has built up a very good lead

01:07:36 after the first of the disciplines here in Sofia.

01:07:42 She has fenced very well. She swam very well.

01:07:45 Now it's time for the combined discipline, the laser run.

01:07:48 And Cluvel has a sizable lead. Still the only athlete out on the course.

01:07:55 And I think this could be quite a lonely race for Cluvel as she's going to complete

01:08:01 a good half of this lap, by the way, before anybody is even so much as on the track.

01:08:07 It's around two minutes to get around. And here we go.

01:08:11 A little bit of a delayed start there by

01:08:14 Lita Renaudart. Adam Attiti makes her way out onto the course as well.

01:08:18 And this is where we start to see a bit of a cluster of athletes after this.

01:08:22 The top three have a decent lead.

01:08:26 And Cluvel, by the way, is making her way through this running course nicely.

01:08:31 And there you can see the chasing pack making their way out.

01:08:35 And away goes ninth place, Olivia Green,

01:08:40 who is the one that all those athletes behind are trying to catch.

01:08:46 Rebecca Langerer is chasing down.

01:08:51 And then it's a battle with Erdos, with Axin,

01:08:55 with Katherine Meyer and Oliver all trying to chase down Olivia Green.

01:08:59 This is, of course, the formation lap. And we saw that point of view from Penelope Nica,

01:09:06 who was running the course for us yesterday with a GoPro strapped to her head.

01:09:10 You can see that there's been sawdust put down on the course to give an extra bit of grip

01:09:14 because the weather here has been pretty challenging.

01:09:19 But I think Cluvel is not too far away from completing her first lap.

01:09:28 But there is Olivia Green of Great Britain in ninth place.

01:09:34 Cluvel has really put herself in a comfortable position, but it will be interesting to see this race.

01:09:39 There's a whole bunch of athletes, Annika Zilliken, Heidi Morici, Malek Ismail and Emma Whittaker

01:09:45 all together in one bunch.

01:09:47 Rita Erdos, by the way, is making her way through.

01:09:50 It's Azipak Axin. We'll keep an eye on those athletes.

01:09:53 But Cluvel arrives at the shooting range, just takes her time.

01:09:57 Knows she has a big lead here.

01:10:01 Will be a matter of shooting in this competition.

01:10:05 There we go. Cluvel makes her first target.

01:10:10 Two out of the five there for Cluvel, who's made it three out of five.

01:10:16 And she's just now four, finally, for Cluvel.

01:10:20 It's OK. This is, listen, it's not the best shooting time, but a sub 20 seconds.

01:10:24 That's fine for Cluvel, who gets away, breathes a sigh of relief as she's out of the range.

01:10:30 She'll look to improve on that later.

01:10:31 There is a lot of pressure when it is you out in front.

01:10:33 Green trying to close in on that pack further above.

01:10:36 She's a good laser runner, Green.

01:10:38 And you can see Adam Atiti is at the range.

01:10:42 Alongside her is Rina Dal.

01:10:47 Zilchins, Ishmael, Whittaker, Morsi, Klinikova and Green now all at the range.

01:10:54 And you can see Green's targets in the top left hand side of your screens there.

01:10:58 She's making most of them, to be fair.

01:11:01 It's a little bit slurred. So now the athletes start to make their way out.

01:11:04 Who is going to be slower and who is going to make up time?

01:11:07 Klinikova's out. This is the fastest of shooting times.

01:11:10 And Green moves up a few places there.

01:11:13 Good shooting out from Green. Whittaker with a little bit of a slurred shoot.

01:11:16 But then you can see Erdos is out. Aksin is moving up.

01:11:21 So it's all been mixed up now.

01:11:23 Heidi Morsi is now down to ninth place.

01:11:26 Eredia, look at that! Eredia has moved up six places.

01:11:30 And she started in 16th.

01:11:31 And we did wonder if Eredia could be an athlete to watch later on in this competition.

01:11:37 And it's now Whittaker and Green back to back.

01:11:43 And there is Laura Eredia who is trying to put the pressure.

01:11:47 And she's got past Heidi Morsi.

01:11:49 So Heidi Morsi has dropped out of those top nine positions.

01:11:53 And Rita Erdos is now about to get past Morsi.

01:11:57 Erdos has been gradually gaining throughout this race.

01:12:00 But this is really exciting now as Eredia has gone up from 16th to ninth place

01:12:05 after the first shooting routine.

01:12:07 We did wonder who might get pulled into this battle.

01:12:10 And Erdos is keeping pace.

01:12:12 And Morsi is now slipping a little bit further back.

01:12:15 The race has come to life after that first shooting routine.

01:12:18 Think of this like Formula One. It's like a pit stop.

01:12:20 And there's battles going on all across the field.

01:12:24 That is very accurate.

01:12:26 I think Oliver is also one we should keep an eye out for.

01:12:31 Had shown promising performance in the past.

01:12:33 Yeah, Oliver is a quick laser runner.

01:12:35 She was very close to qualifying for the Olympics coming second at Pan American Games.

01:12:41 But dare I say all eyes now on Cluvel who's back in the range.

01:12:47 So I'd say first shot there for Cluvel.

01:12:51 She had a 20-second shoot on the previous routine.

01:12:55 She needs to be shooting quicker than this if she wants to get herself a medal here.

01:12:59 It's four out of five for Cluvel.

01:13:01 It was a 20-second shoot last time.

01:13:03 It's a sub-20-second shoot again.

01:13:05 So Cluvel is consistent with her shooting.

01:13:08 What about a bit further back as everybody starts to arrive?

01:13:11 Adam Atiti, Zillikens, Ismail.

01:13:15 Adam Atiti is shooting well here as is Zillikens.

01:13:19 Is anyone going to really stick out here?

01:13:21 I think Zillikens.

01:13:22 Zillikens, Adam Atiti with good shooting times.

01:13:25 Who's going to be next out?

01:13:27 Laura Heredia who was so impressive in that first lap.

01:13:30 Ismail is out.

01:13:32 Heredia is away.

01:13:33 Good shooting from Heredia.

01:13:35 Who's shooting slow?

01:13:36 Whittaker struggling as is Green a little bit here.

01:13:39 Oliver moves up into that top nine.

01:13:41 And now it becomes a battle of the two Brits for that final ninth place spot

01:13:47 if they can catch Oliver.

01:13:48 Both Whittaker and Green have dropped out of the top nine here.

01:13:52 They've got to get the job done on the track because Oliver has moved up from 13th into ninth place.

01:13:57 Whittaker all over the back of Oliver.

01:14:00 And this could be Olympic qualification at play here as Zillikens moves up, I think,

01:14:06 into second place a bit further up.

01:14:08 But this is a really exciting semifinal.

01:14:10 And Whittaker moves back up as does Green.

01:14:12 So it now becomes a battle between the two Brits.

01:14:16 We've been saying all season the battle between the British athletes is exciting

01:14:21 in terms of Olympic qualification.

01:14:23 Qualification for Super Sunday is now between Green and Whittaker.

01:14:27 They're in ninth and tenth place.

01:14:31 So Rita Rodos is a good laser run.

01:14:34 Elidze Rinaldo has dropped down places.

01:14:37 She could get pulled into this battle for ninth and tenth place.

01:14:41 It's still possible that Whittaker, Green and Oliver could still all qualify.

01:14:45 Look at that.

01:14:46 They're all in the same stretch.

01:14:47 And in fact, Rinaldo has dropped down.

01:14:50 So both Whittaker and Green would--well, Green still has yet to get past.

01:14:55 So Whittaker has moved up into--back into eighth place as she's now all over the back of Malakishmela.

01:15:00 This is a good laser run from Whittaker, by the way.

01:15:02 She's putting it in good pace.

01:15:03 She obviously needs to improve her shooting time.

01:15:06 Yeah, Whittaker is climbing up the ranking here.

01:15:09 So it's just up to her shooting for the next few rounds.

01:15:14 So arriving at the shooting range for the third penultimate time.

01:15:19 It is Elidze Cluvel.

01:15:23 Misses the first couple of shots.

01:15:24 Can she improve on a 20-second shoot?

01:15:26 She'll start to feel the pressure now, by the way, because Zilikins is arriving at the range.

01:15:29 So no green lights yet for Cluvel.

01:15:32 Cluvel is struggling at the range here.

01:15:35 Surely, surely with a 42-second shoot, she doesn't get pulled into this battle for ninth place.

01:15:42 But anything could happen now as the rest of the athletes arrive at the range.

01:15:46 Zilikins will take the race lead here.

01:15:48 Away goes Zilikins.

01:15:49 Cluvel is really struggling at the range here.

01:15:52 Elidze moves up into second place and Cluvel is out with a 33-second shoot.

01:15:57 But that means so far Cluvel has a minute 10 seconds at the range.

01:16:01 Erdos is away.

01:16:02 Adamatiti with a slightly slower shoot, but that's absolutely fine.

01:16:05 Whittaker is away.

01:16:07 Malakishma out.

01:16:09 Green is still at the range.

01:16:10 Oliver is away.

01:16:11 Morse is away.

01:16:12 Olivia Green is struggling at the range here, but she's out.

01:16:14 Which means Elidze Ronaldo takes ninth place back.

01:16:18 Oliver's in tenth place.

01:16:19 We've still got one shoot to go.

01:16:21 Olivia Green drops down to eleventh place.

01:16:23 Catherine Mwian-Oliver's in tenth place.

01:16:26 Lange has dropped a couple of places.

01:16:27 She's in twelfth place, but Ronaldo had a better shoot then, and she's moved back into ninth place.

01:16:33 Whittaker was a little bit quicker at the range as well.

01:16:35 She now moves past Olher Klinkova.

01:16:41 So battles going on across the field, but we keep our eyes firmly fixated on that battle for ninth place as Malakishma is battling.

01:16:52 So we need to keep an eye on Cluvel, who shot 30 seconds.

01:16:56 Another 30-second shoot could drop her out of that top nine.

01:16:59 Klinkova in seventh place.

01:17:02 Malakishma now moves up into eighth place, so it's now Ronaldo.

01:17:07 It's all going to be about this final shoot and who can keep their nerve.

01:17:12 Olivia Green and Mwian-Oliver are looking to try and get themselves back inside that top nine, which is still possible.

01:17:21 There's battles going on across the field.

01:17:23 This is so exciting and so dramatic.

01:17:27 And that is the battle for ninth place right in front of your very eyes there.

01:17:31 Elidze Ronaldo and Catherine Mwian-Oliver battling it out.

01:17:36 Yes, Olivia Green isn't too far behind.

01:17:41 All depends on this last shooting series.

01:17:43 I know, I'm nervous for all these athletes.

01:17:46 I'm on the edge of my chair here.

01:17:50 So one more shooting routine to go.

01:17:55 It's an amazing laser on this from Annika Dillikens, who makes her way to the shooting range for one final time.

01:18:03 And Kluvel is going to hope to shoot better than 33 seconds, which is around what she got on the previous shooting routine.

01:18:13 So hold your breath, folks.

01:18:15 It all comes down to this. Dillikens with a 12 second shoot.

01:18:19 This is better from Kluvel.

01:18:21 A 12.5 from Kluvel.

01:18:23 It's her best shoot of the semifinal and that will get her through nicely.

01:18:29 Heredia is out, Erdos is out, Witger is out.

01:18:33 It needs to be a big shoot, this from Olivia Green.

01:18:36 It needs to be a big shoot, this from Catherine Mwian-Oliver.

01:18:38 Malakishmil is out, Ronaldo is out.

01:18:41 Klunikova with a slow shoot.

01:18:43 Green needs to get this done, as does Oliver.

01:18:46 And Oliver is away. Green is away.

01:18:50 And what about Dominjak and Miteva?

01:18:53 Well, this is where the battle is now going to be won or lost.

01:18:57 Klunikova has a bit of a lead over Green and Oliver.

01:19:02 Olympic hopes on the line here.

01:19:05 Malakishmil and Elisa Ronaldo will be potentially reeled in.

01:19:13 I don't think there's going to be enough of this race left for the athletes in 10th and 11th.

01:19:20 Oliver is now seven seconds behind.

01:19:24 These athletes chasing have to give it absolutely everything.

01:19:27 And that gap is huge, by the way.

01:19:29 The top nine are looking safe.

01:19:33 Ismail, Ronaldo, they have a big gap over Catherine Mwian-Oliver,

01:19:39 Olivia Green and Rebecca Langre, who at this stage of the competition

01:19:43 look like they could be about to drop out of the competition.

01:19:48 Emma Witiker has had a solid race there.

01:19:53 But there you can see Malakishmil, Ronaldo, they are looking very safe

01:19:59 in the final stages of this final lap.

01:20:02 The race was building up, looking like it could be a dramatic conclusion.

01:20:07 But in the end, I don't think it's going to be enough for Olivia Green

01:20:13 as she tries desperately to get herself back inside that top ten.

01:20:19 Malakishmil has found an extra turn of pace.

01:20:23 A quick and nervous look over that left shoulder reassures her.

01:20:27 Because on your screen there, Zilikins, Erdos, Cluvel, Adamatiti, Eredia,

01:20:37 Klunikova, Witiker, Ronaldo, Malakishmil, they're all safely through.

01:20:46 Oliver and Green are out of the competition.

01:20:51 They have not made it, nor has Mwian-Oliver.

01:20:57 So, my goodness me, it all came down to that final shoot

01:21:01 as we thought it was going to, Elida.

01:21:03 Yes, these are the types of Laser Run races we look for.

01:21:07 Sort of that change of, it's like what James said,

01:21:10 it's just like a Formula One race, but just anything can happen in this race.

01:21:14 And as you can see, a lot of things changed up throughout this race.

01:21:19 Yes, it's not to be for Olivia Green.

01:21:27 Lara Salmon putting everything into those final stages.

01:21:33 I think it was Elidja Rinaldi's first World Cup final qualification to the final round.

01:21:40 Yes, so she can be very happy with that, as you can see.

01:21:43 Yes, looks very pleased with herself, doesn't she?

01:21:45 She had to work hard for it.

01:21:46 That was not an easy Laser Run by any means.

01:21:51 These athletes have had to work and work.

01:21:55 And you can see Rebecca Langer is being consolidated by Annika Zilikins,

01:22:00 who was superb in that Laser Run.

01:22:04 Many congratulations to Zilikins.

01:22:06 Let's take a look back then.

01:22:07 Klunikova came under pressure there.

01:22:09 Yes.

01:22:10 She had the shoot done when it mattered most in that final shooting routine.

01:22:13 She shot 11 seconds.

01:22:15 I think that third shooting round for her gave her a bit of a wake-up call.

01:22:19 And she could redeem herself in the last one, as she did.

01:22:24 But she has put herself in an excellent position for the final.

01:22:27 So hopefully she will work up on her shooting for the finals.

01:22:46 Yes, Laura Heredia moved all the way down from -- she moved up from 16th position.

01:22:54 So that was a very promising performance.

01:22:56 Superb shooting from Heredia.

01:22:58 I think 16th place is a little bit deceiving because she was --

01:23:03 One minute, 20 seconds.

01:23:05 Yes, she made her way up from 16th pretty much to that top pile.

01:23:11 I think Heredia could be one of the athletes to keep your eye on.

01:23:16 The rest of this competition, Heredia looking focused at the range.

01:23:22 Now you can see Adamatiti and Tillikens.

01:23:26 Heredia as well a little bit further back there in your shot.

01:23:31 Plunikova and Clouvel getting the job done in that final shoot when the pressure really was on.

01:23:37 It was good shooting.

01:23:40 It all came down to who shot in the best possible way in that final routine.

01:23:47 And you can see Heredia and Clouvel. Probably a moment of relief there for Clouvel who had a huge lead, a 42-second lead.

01:23:57 She's going to have to improve her shooting now for the final.

01:24:02 Malakishmel got the job done.

01:24:04 She came under a little bit of pressure.

01:24:10 Rita Erdos also moved all the way up from 12th position.

01:24:17 I think all our first Laser Run athletes were in this semifinal and proved themselves.

01:24:35 Those are the moments the athletes made their way over the finish line.

01:24:40 I think that's the most reassuring feeling ever. You don't really have to fight for your position.

01:24:44 Just knowing you have to cross the line.

01:24:46 Yeah, the top nine in the end were pretty safe and pretty secure, weren't they?

01:24:50 And Tillikens consoling her teammate Heredia.

01:24:54 And Erdos wouldn't embrace Malakishmel.

01:24:57 They'd had a great season.

01:25:00 And there you can see a nice moment between Lange and Tillikens.

01:25:05 It doesn't always go your way. Pentathlon and Langeraum no doubt will come back stronger.

01:25:08 She'll, I'm sure, have qualified for the World Cup Final.

01:25:11 Those are your nine athletes that have qualified for Super Sunday.

01:25:15 Tillikens, Erdos, Sadamatiti, Heredia, Clouvel, Krunikova, Whittaker, Renaudot and Malakishmel have made it into the final.

01:25:24 Who missed out? Let's take a look at the second page.

01:25:36 Langeraum just missing out.

01:25:38 Green in 11th, Catherine Marr and Oliver in 12th, Dominjak 13th, Meteber 14th, Vega 15th, Morsey 16th,

01:25:46 Aksin 17th and Salmanen coming home in 18th place.

01:25:51 That concludes women's semifinal day.

01:25:54 One down, three to go. We'll be back tomorrow with men's semifinal day.

01:25:59 We'll see you all then. Thanks for tuning in. Bye for now.

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