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00:00:00We'll see you in a minute.
00:00:03Yeah.
00:00:31Semi-final A, semi-final B in what you see, the metropolis that is Zhengzhou, and that is the Zhengzhou Olympic Stadium, and it is a beauty.
00:00:43We are situated high inside the grandstands here for this modern pentathlon semi-final B.
00:00:49Weather conditions, it's Baltic at 36 degrees for the last few days. That is relatively cool.
00:00:57The athletes will not thank me for that. The best part of that is the 21-kilometer mile-an-hour wind, which is perfect.
00:01:04So, semi-final time. We've had the first of our semi-finals this morning. The top nine qualifiers ride.
00:01:09A reminder, this event is a 90-minute duration, four disciplines, not the riding in this second semi-final.
00:01:17No riding will be taking place today. The top nine athletes into the final.
00:01:22So we start the semi-finals then with the fencing bonus round. That's the one-on-one bouts, the conclusion of the fencing action as well.
00:01:29It's a winner-stays-on format. A reminder. Then a trip to the pool. It's a 200-meter freestyle race.
00:01:34A 50-meter pool here in Zhengzhou. 2.30 is the target time for our athletes.
00:01:39And we conclude with the final place deciding thrilling laser run.
00:01:45Five laps of this 600-meter circuit with four trips to the laser shooting range.
00:01:51All the athletes will have to shoot five targets from a 10-meter range. Five hits in order to get out of the range.
00:01:56If you go over 50 seconds, you time out and you carry on. That's pretty much disaster in this sport.
00:02:02The first nine over the line will confirm their places in Super Saturday's final.
00:02:07It's a new format, Olympic format, and we are all eyes on who will make those top nine.
00:02:13They are the Olympic rankings after the World Cup final in Ankara.
00:02:18Incidentally, the cues represent athletes who have already qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024.
00:02:24And they are those who can relatively relax.
00:02:29But remember, this is the final warm up. And believe me, it is warm ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.
00:02:37So you can see all the indications next to our leaderboard.
00:02:44We've already had the fencing ranking round, which took place a while ago.
00:02:49Our athletes fencing for position in the bonus round and competing hard.
00:02:56Trying to ensure that they get some early points on the board.
00:03:02And indeed make their way into the bonus round in pole position and in prime position.
00:03:08And they are the athletes who qualified towards the top.
00:03:11Mariam Amur, former pentathlete, elite extraordinaire is alongside me.
00:03:16Hello. Hi, it's nice to be back. Yes, good to have you back for us.
00:03:21They are the results of the ranking round. And yeah, Marlena Jowid is looking in fine form.
00:03:27Yeah, she's an incredible fencer. And I think if she well, she's a good swimmer as well.
00:03:32So if things stay where they are and things go smoothly in the shoot,
00:03:37I think she'll be making those top nine and looking a bit further back.
00:03:40Olivia Green is one of those contenders for top nine as well.
00:03:43She has an incredible laser on routine.
00:03:48And there is the piece in question that you can see from the track side.
00:03:55And that's where our athletes will be taking to the piece to try and fend off their opponents.
00:04:04A reminder, it's a one touch series, so it's a one that stays on two points per victory unless you're the leader.
00:04:13And Jowid, who will get four points if you were to win her one and only bout.
00:04:22It's actually a bit of a surprise for me to see Amira at the bottom of the leaderboard.
00:04:26I think she was first in the fencing in her own qualification.
00:04:30And I think it's tough to recover from that point. Her laser run especially isn't that fast.
00:04:38So hopefully a couple of points on the bonus round could move her up the standings.
00:04:43So they are our first two athletes then ready for this bonus round here in the Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Stadium.
00:04:54Both athletes preparing and away they go.
00:05:02Kandil and Eredia.
00:05:08They're taking a bit of time here, Mariam, to suss each other out. Not wanting to commit.
00:05:12Yeah, Eredia, I think she's taking her time. She goes at parties with her, but she does tend to go for that high line.
00:05:18She's trying to go for a parry here. I think Amira is one of those who's hard to prepare with her.
00:05:24Five seconds, Kandil takes it.
00:05:28So victory for the Egyptian athlete.
00:05:31And as you say, ordinarily, Mariam, an accomplished fencer, so won't have expected to find herself down there with the utmost respect.
00:05:38Wants to get some bonus points on the board.
00:05:41Definitely. And I think at this stage in the season, the athletes are really feeling the nerves.
00:05:46The Olympics are coming up. And yeah, even if you've got the skills, sometimes the mental game is incredibly important at this stage.
00:05:57So Amira Kandil of Egypt stays on.
00:06:02And Emma Whittaker of Great Britain comes in.
00:06:06What do you know of Emma Whittaker?
00:06:08Emma Whittaker is part of a very strong British team in terms of the women.
00:06:13We have five athletes competing for those two positions, qualification positions.
00:06:19So this is a tough spot for her because whoever performs well here in Zhengzhou will be securing their ticket to the Olympic Games.
00:06:28Amira Kandil is going for a lunge here.
00:06:31She's trying to take another parry. Her distance is going well.
00:06:34Emma Whittaker trying to inch her way forward.
00:06:38Only five seconds left and the time advantage is with Whittaker.
00:06:41It's a double touch with four and a half on the clock.
00:06:43Whittaker surely knows that now.
00:06:45She just took a glance at the clock and you can see it getting onto her back foot already.
00:06:49You would think that she would take that time but caught out very quickly by Kandil.
00:06:54Yeah, it was a counter-hit into a lunge from Anzil.
00:06:59Very well navigated by her.
00:07:01She was caught pretty cold there.
00:07:04The British athlete Emma Whittaker from Blanka Bauer next up.
00:07:09Yeah, if Amira were to get the next point, she'd move up into 16th place.
00:07:18There is a little bit of a breeze, dare I say.
00:07:21You saw the graphic earlier on, 21 kilometers per hour.
00:07:23It's helping, it really is.
00:07:25The sides of the stadium are kind of open to the elements and the breeze will be welcomed by these athletes.
00:07:31Fencing, here comes Blanka Bauer then, representing Hungary.
00:07:37Yeah, again, I think it's Blanka Bauer, Michel Gouliash and Blanka Guzi
00:07:43who are all competing for those qualification places.
00:07:46It's very tough at this stage.
00:07:48I mean, final competition before the Olympics.
00:07:50It's a lot to take in and look at that.
00:07:53Amira Anzil gets things done in the first four seconds.
00:07:57That is a surprise but well done from Amira Anzil.
00:08:07Blanka Guzi making it through this morning in semi-final one.
00:08:11You see her running for them, by the way.
00:08:14Watch out for Blanka Guzi in the finals because she always comes from the bottom of the pack
00:08:19and makes her way into first.
00:08:21We saw that at the World Cup in Budapest, which was held last year.
00:08:26She had that incredible sprint finish with Michel Gouliash
00:08:28and they both were up on the podium in gold and silver.
00:08:32Blanka Guzi is the next athlete in.
00:08:34Again, vastly experienced.
00:08:36So, World Championships final here in Zhengzhou for the Lithuanian athlete.
00:08:43Will take this in a stride, but can she take Amira Kandyl in a stride
00:08:48who has three wins to her name and is full of a bit of confidence here.
00:08:52Blanka Guzi will want to take that crown and get two points of her own and maybe build.
00:08:58Kandyl again looking for the blade, but it's a double touch.
00:09:03Blanka Guzi coming off of that win in the World Cup final as well.
00:09:06In good form she is.
00:09:08She has a problem with the angle of the blade.
00:09:1815 seconds left, so we're halfway through this bout.
00:09:21Amira Kandyl.
00:09:24And Amira takes her fourth.
00:09:26And four starts to become a role here.
00:09:29Look at that. She's gaining momentum every single win.
00:09:32And this is looking better for Amira Kandyl has to be said.
00:09:35So, eight extra points almost puts her up in 15th now.
00:09:40Just one more bout away from moving up to 15th.
00:09:47So, the Egyptian stays on.
00:09:51And Ozyuksel, I think it is, that comes in.
00:09:54Who had a wonderful finish, didn't she, in Ankara?
00:09:58Yeah, bronze.
00:09:59She won all of our hearts and minds, didn't she, in Turkey?
00:10:01Yeah, we didn't see her in that last round.
00:10:03We were focused on first and second and we thought bronze was good to go.
00:10:07But Ilka came out of nowhere.
00:10:09She was outstanding.
00:10:10I think given a little bit of local push as well, dare I say.
00:10:13Yeah, absolutely.
00:10:14She's up against Amira Kandyl who's got four now.
00:10:17Four wins as we start to move through the 30 seconds.
00:10:20And again, you can see the confidence in the Egyptian already.
00:10:25Ozyuksel hoping for a counter,
00:10:30keeping her opponent at bay as we're halfway through.
00:10:33She's stepping back towards the back of the piste here, the Turk.
00:10:36So, she just needs to make sure that she's got enough space.
00:10:398.9 on the clock still, a double touch there, Mariam.
00:10:43Yeah, I think it's getting in danger zone now for Amira and she has to make a move.
00:10:49But Ilka Ozyuksel, look at that hand touch, wrist touch actually from Ilka Ozyuksel.
00:10:54Stops and ends Amira's run.
00:10:58So, four victories for the Egyptian.
00:11:02And Ozyuksel does well.
00:11:07A yelp as well.
00:11:08We love a yelp of victory in the bonus round.
00:11:12I'm going to suggest something horrible.
00:11:16Why?
00:11:17Is there rain in the air?
00:11:18Is there? Yesterday it was raining, actually.
00:11:21That was so much better than the heat.
00:11:23To be honest, if it rains, I'll be happy.
00:11:25Yeah, I think the athletes will be as well.
00:11:27They had it tough in the first semi-final, that's for sure.
00:11:29Yeah, it cools down the weather.
00:11:34A reminder, it's two points a win in this bonus round.
00:11:39Yeah, Rita Erdos is now up on the piece from Hungary.
00:11:45Erdos, Ozyuksel and Turkey battling it out here.
00:11:51A reminder, it's swimming after this.
00:11:53There's no riding at this stage in the semi-final, so it's swimming.
00:11:56We'll follow the fencing bonus round here.
00:12:02The most unique noise in sport.
00:12:05Blades hitting each other, yeah.
00:12:10Erdos with the touch.
00:12:13Erdos has her first win and two points.
00:12:17How do you think she did there?
00:12:19I think she played it smart, kept her distance.
00:12:23As soon as Zilke went for that flush, she had the time to see that she was going for the attack
00:12:27and stepped back with a counter.
00:12:31So, Erdos stays on.
00:12:35Areva.
00:12:37Areva in.
00:12:44Individual, neutral athlete.
00:12:47You can hear the music pumping round this stadium, creating an atmosphere, that's for sure.
00:13:00Here we go then.
00:13:01Areva with that quick footwork.
00:13:04Keeps her arm down, enticing her opponent to come in again with that French grip.
00:13:08She's trying to make the distance look wider than it actually is.
00:13:12If we get in there, I think we're going to be seeing a duck here.
00:13:15It's 12 seconds on the clock now.
00:13:17Rita Erdos is looking for that perfect moment.
00:13:20She knows Areva's...
00:13:21Look at that distance, incredible from Areva.
00:13:25Areva's approach.
00:13:26Talk to me about that, Marianne, because her hand, her wrist, her elbow, her sword were a straight line
00:13:31and very, very low.
00:13:32Yeah, exactly.
00:13:33So, again, I was just talking about this.
00:13:35She is really keeping her arms close to her and that kind of shows the opponent in front of her
00:13:42that, you know what, the distance is actually quite large.
00:13:45This distance is good and that, for her, is an advantage
00:13:48because obviously she has that French grip, but also she has that extra distance.
00:13:54And, yeah, she measured it really well and the distance was really well on her part.
00:14:00Olivia Green of Great Britain, next up.
00:14:03As Marianne rightly says, a good contingent from Great Britain.
00:14:08Olivia Green, next up.
00:14:10Was there not a Henry Green youngster?
00:14:13Henry Chung?
00:14:14No, in the 13s, in the laser room.
00:14:17Was there a Green?
00:14:18One of the boys?
00:14:19Was there a Henry Green?
00:14:20I'm not sure.
00:14:21Oh, need to check.
00:14:22Really should have thought that one through.
00:14:24Will Horeva stay on for two wins?
00:14:27No is the answer.
00:14:28Olivia Green with the touch.
00:14:29And, again, a yelp of success there from the Brits.
00:14:33Yeah, moves her up into joint 10th with Horeva.
00:14:39I think Horeva was a bit too hasty on that attack.
00:14:43Kind of made some mistakes going into it.
00:14:45Green was quick to counter that.
00:14:47She took advantage, didn't she?
00:14:48Mm-hmm.
00:14:50It's all about taking advantages of the other's mistakes and weaknesses,
00:14:54and that's how you get through a fencing bout.
00:14:56I mean, fencing is so strategic,
00:14:58and that's the one discipline in modern pentathlon
00:15:01where you're actually facing someone that directly.
00:15:06And, yeah, it's a mental game, it's a physical game,
00:15:09it's a strategic game.
00:15:11And these athletes have been doing this for a long time
00:15:15and are very well-versed and experienced in that area.
00:15:18Koklova next of Ukraine.
00:15:3130 seconds on the clock, then one win for Olivia Green.
00:15:37And a very similar approach from the Ukrainian athletes as well, Mariam.
00:15:41Quite low again, everything straight.
00:15:43Yeah.
00:15:44Just trying to pull that distance in.
00:15:45Yeah, again, you can see.
00:15:46And wins.
00:15:47Yeah, look at that.
00:15:49Another French grip, another similar style to Horeva.
00:15:53Gives them a bit of extra distance,
00:15:55and with that illusion of a smaller distance as well,
00:15:59that kind of gives them an advantage going into that.
00:16:01And look at that counterattack.
00:16:02Soon as Olivia Green goes for the flesh,
00:16:05she's able to get that touch seamlessly.
00:16:09So, victory then, you can see indicated by the lights.
00:16:17Next up, Swiss athlete Anna Yurt.
00:16:25Anna Yurt, actually, I don't think we've ever seen her
00:16:29finish that high up in the fencing ranking round,
00:16:32so that bodes well for her.
00:16:34She's a good laser runner.
00:16:38So, Yurt, Swiss athlete.
00:16:42Ukrainian, Koklova on the right-hand side
00:16:46with one win.
00:16:47So, two points for the win.
00:16:48Start getting four-plus,
00:16:50and we get excited from the commentary box, that's for sure.
00:16:53Yeah, look at Yurt Horeva trying to go in all directions,
00:16:57and it's a win.
00:16:58Went for that foot touch, went for that thigh touch,
00:17:00went for the chest touch, and gets it in the end.
00:17:05Closes in on her opponent,
00:17:06and Anna Yurt really had no space to move around.
00:17:11No, because she was already at the back of the pace,
00:17:13and she knew that she was under pressure there.
00:17:15Was backed into a proverbial corner there, was the Swiss.
00:17:21And up we go into the athletes
00:17:23that finish towards the top of the ranking round.
00:17:26Sunwoo Kim next in for Korea.
00:17:30We saw a victory in semifinal A
00:17:33for her compatriot Sung Min Song.
00:17:36Won at a canter.
00:17:39So, early success for the Korean team.
00:17:45Start.
00:17:50See the Koreans actually have a really unique style.
00:17:53Their footwork is pretty quick,
00:17:55I'd say quicker than the other fencers around.
00:17:58Gives them, yeah, double touch.
00:18:05So, 21 seconds to go.
00:18:08Judge making sure that they're in the right position,
00:18:10and again, aggressive from both fighters.
00:18:12But Sunwoo, Kim Sunwoo there,
00:18:16very all in.
00:18:17Yeah, went for the flesh right away,
00:18:19and it was the first 10 seconds of the match,
00:18:21and continues to do so.
00:18:22I think Khokhlova, if she manages to open up that distance a bit,
00:18:27she'll catch her out on her mistake.
00:18:31Sunwoo Kim needs to change,
00:18:34yeah, she needs to change her tactic now.
00:18:35This is not working,
00:18:36and I think she's kind of relying
00:18:39on that surprise factor of the flesh.
00:18:43Four times now we've had a double touch,
00:18:45and eventually she does get it.
00:18:49But I'm surprised that, it's easy to say from up here,
00:18:51but Khokhlova didn't see that coming for a fifth time.
00:18:54Double bluff maybe?
00:18:55I think that Khokhlova was, again, like you said,
00:18:58backed into a proverbial corner,
00:19:00because it was eight seconds on the clock,
00:19:01she was going to lose it anyways if she didn't make a move.
00:19:04Yeah, went for that, but yeah, didn't pay off.
00:19:06Sunwoo Kim was very adamant with that flesh.
00:19:10She was, wasn't she?
00:19:11I will win this bout with this tactic, and she did.
00:19:18So Tamara Vega next in for Mexico.
00:19:25And the Mexican hoping to get some bonus points here
00:19:30in this bonus round of the fencing.
00:19:34Yeah, she's currently in sixth place.
00:19:38Want to be moving up the standings,
00:19:40securing her position in those top nine even more.
00:19:48Vega heavy on her back foot at this stage,
00:19:52would be fair to say, and cannot fend off.
00:19:56Actually, I think she's going to try to see that.
00:19:59I thought that was a touch for Vega, by the way.
00:20:02Look at that, it was a counter and a riposte,
00:20:04but it didn't manage to be enough for that touch.
00:20:08I think it was a pass, yeah.
00:20:09It was a pass and went in from Sunwoo.
00:20:14Because it's the tip of the blade that counts, and that was not.
00:20:21It's a very precise and accurate dependent sport.
00:20:27Malek Ismail next in then.
00:20:29Yeah, the young Egyptian, only 19 years of age,
00:20:32has done really, really well for herself this season.
00:20:35Has snagged two medals at World Cup Series,
00:20:38and I think we all have our eyes on her
00:20:41for the Olympic Games already.
00:20:44Malek Ismail then with Kimo Sunwoo with...
00:20:50already two wins.
00:20:53Sunwoo...
00:20:55Sunwoo...
00:20:57double touch, so the clock will be reset.
00:21:06Malek Ismail now is...
00:21:09I think she saw that bout before,
00:21:12and waiting for that flush from Sunwoo Kimo.
00:21:14I think she's going to attack herself.
00:21:16It's seven seconds on the clock now.
00:21:18Advantage is with Malek.
00:21:20Malek...
00:21:23She's not taking any chances here.
00:21:25She's trying to go for the attack,
00:21:26but Sunwoo Kim is really doing well to...
00:21:29Yeah, look at that.
00:21:30Again with the flush.
00:21:31It seems to be working for her, so why not?
00:21:33It is, yeah.
00:21:34She's in a rich final form now.
00:21:35Three wins for the Korean.
00:21:39Sunwoo Kim...
00:21:43Next up has Elodie Claveau.
00:21:45I think that's coming in.
00:21:46Yeah, I don't think...
00:21:48Well, Elodie Claveau has done really, really well
00:21:50in this shoot in qualifications,
00:21:52which people back home didn't get to see,
00:21:55but I think she's turned things around,
00:21:58figured out what went wrong in the previous competitions,
00:22:00and I think she's a lot more confident
00:22:02going into this one,
00:22:03and you can see it in her facial expressions there.
00:22:06She's very tense.
00:22:08She is.
00:22:09She's ready to go, isn't she?
00:22:12Tall athlete,
00:22:13and...
00:22:15Sunwoo Kim certainly is not,
00:22:17so that height advantage, those long levers,
00:22:20are going to be difficult for the Korean,
00:22:22but we've seen that she's nimble of foot,
00:22:24that's for sure,
00:22:26already, so...
00:22:29Certainly don't write the Korean off
00:22:33with three wins already.
00:22:35Claveau, though, tried to go on the attack relatively early,
00:22:38but he's pushed back.
00:22:39Left-handed Elodie Claveau, as well,
00:22:41is a challenge,
00:22:43certainly for Sunwoo Kim.
00:22:4714 seconds to go,
00:22:48and Kim knows that the advantages with Claveau here,
00:22:52as we get down to seven seconds,
00:22:53she's going to need to make a move soon.
00:22:55We're down to five seconds,
00:22:56and it's a double touch with 4.3 on the clock.
00:23:01Sunwoo Kim maybe needs to change up a little bit.
00:23:05Sunwoo Kim,
00:23:06maybe needs to change her tactic here.
00:23:08I think she's going to go for another fast Elodie Claveau.
00:23:11Oh, she changed her tactic,
00:23:12and you can see it paid off.
00:23:14See it in the replay,
00:23:15didn't quite catch that.
00:23:16I think it was,
00:23:18we'll see it now.
00:23:20But again, it was a change of tactics
00:23:22that really helped here.
00:23:23She went for an eight,
00:23:25and then into the chest of Elodie Claveau,
00:23:27so kind of just,
00:23:28yeah, defended her blade first,
00:23:30and her chest first,
00:23:31and then went in for the touch.
00:23:33And the eight is a movement of the sword
00:23:36before going low.
00:23:37Yeah, it's called an octave.
00:23:39Okay.
00:23:40An octave,
00:23:41and it's octave in French.
00:23:43Oh yeah,
00:23:44the literal translation is kind of weird,
00:23:45but yeah,
00:23:46oct means eight,
00:23:47so that's why they say eight quicker.
00:23:50Because it's in the shape of an eight.
00:23:52It's actually not,
00:23:53we just,
00:23:54I don't know why we call it an eight,
00:23:55to be honest.
00:23:57That's some homework.
00:23:58No.
00:23:59Okay, next up then,
00:24:00for the four wins of Sunwoo Kim,
00:24:06Prasyanth Sova.
00:24:08Again, quick feet from both of them.
00:24:10Man, look at that style again
00:24:11with the French grip and her arms low.
00:24:13Yep.
00:24:14They'll be good boxers, these two.
00:24:15With feet like that.
00:24:16I think she's going to go for a foot touch,
00:24:18Prasyanth Sova.
00:24:19She seems to like that touch,
00:24:21and she has,
00:24:22look at that,
00:24:23duck,
00:24:24and Prasyanth Sova with the win.
00:24:27That's,
00:24:28that's a good run though.
00:24:29We've had Amira Enzine with four runs,
00:24:31Sunwoo Kim with four runs,
00:24:33and...
00:24:35She saw her coming as well,
00:24:36didn't she,
00:24:37Prasyanth Sova?
00:24:38Yeah,
00:24:39that's again the thing with the French grip
00:24:41and the distance.
00:24:42Look at that,
00:24:43she saw her coming
00:24:45and went for a duck
00:24:46because Sunwoo Kim is incredibly fast on that
00:24:49flush,
00:24:50but she doesn't have that length,
00:24:52so she's going to go for a duck.
00:24:54Flush,
00:24:55but she doesn't have that length difference,
00:24:56Prasyanth Sova.
00:24:57Eunju Kim next in then
00:25:00for Korea.
00:25:02So,
00:25:03one Korean
00:25:07to go.
00:25:08Jawid
00:25:09will be
00:25:10in following that.
00:25:1630 seconds on the clock,
00:25:17Prasyanth Sova
00:25:18with one win.
00:25:19Kim
00:25:22in there.
00:25:24Eunju Kim
00:25:25trying to take the victory,
00:25:27but it's
00:25:28again another double touch.
00:25:32Yeah,
00:25:33two French grips up against each other.
00:25:35Similar styles.
00:25:37It's going to be quite interesting to see
00:25:39who gets to touch another double touch at 16.
00:25:44Time advantage with Kim.
00:25:50As we head towards the final 10,
00:25:52another double touch.
00:25:55Wind picking up a little bit here in the arena.
00:25:58Could affect the shooting in the later run later,
00:26:00but we'll assess that at the time.
00:26:01Another double touch.
00:26:03We're down to eight seconds here
00:26:04and these athletes are yet to be separated.
00:26:11And it's a win for Kim.
00:26:13That was a good reflex.
00:26:14I don't think she was planning that,
00:26:15but
00:26:16you can all see in the replays,
00:26:17it was a good reflex
00:26:19to strain the arm right at the end there
00:26:21as well.
00:26:22I think she was
00:26:23also backed into a corner there.
00:26:26Good agility to reach
00:26:27from there.
00:26:28Yeah.
00:26:29Again, French grip.
00:26:30Yes.
00:26:32Those two extra centimeters are all it takes.
00:26:37Malida Chawid
00:26:38next in then
00:26:39was
00:26:40the best of the fencers,
00:26:41so this, if she were to win,
00:26:42would be four points for her.
00:26:47Yeah, I saw Marlina yesterday
00:26:49and
00:26:50Afid's hotel.
00:26:51She
00:26:52seemed to be looking good,
00:26:53ready for the competition.
00:26:54I think she's in
00:26:55good form after the fencing
00:26:56and in good spirits as well.
00:27:01And here is the Swedish athlete then.
00:27:04Again, very
00:27:07low, square.
00:27:08It's quite tall, actually, Chawid.
00:27:1220 seconds to go
00:27:13and the victory goes to Kim.
00:27:14Left-handed.
00:27:15Chawid couldn't make it count,
00:27:17so it's a win for Kim.
00:27:18Chawid.
00:27:21Yeah, she'll have to settle
00:27:22for that 250 she's done in the ranking,
00:27:24which is incredible, by the way.
00:27:26She has quite the lead
00:27:27going into the rest of the disciplines
00:27:29and
00:27:31eventually the laser run.
00:27:32And Joo Kim
00:27:34had a good run at the end there,
00:27:35two touches.
00:27:38So how do you assess
00:27:39the
00:27:41fencing there, Mariam?
00:27:42Who was the successful athlete
00:27:44who will be pleased with that?
00:27:45Well,
00:27:46Amira is still
00:27:47in the back of the field,
00:27:48but again,
00:27:49those eight extra points
00:27:50can be really
00:27:52good for her score.
00:27:53Let's take a look then.
00:27:54Yeah, they are the points
00:27:55in front of you.
00:27:56Another couple of disciplines
00:27:59to go.
00:28:00The swimming and then the laser run
00:28:01following.
00:28:02But that's the leaderboard thus far.
00:28:03Reminder, top nine go through
00:28:05to Saturday's
00:28:06Super Saturday's final.
00:28:09Yeah, not too much history
00:28:10there,
00:28:11but
00:28:12maybe closed up the gaps
00:28:13a little bit.
00:28:14Most of the athletes have
00:28:15stayed where they started
00:28:16before the bonus round.
00:28:18Yep.
00:28:19So we will head to the pool
00:28:20very, very soon.
00:28:21Let's look back on some of the
00:28:22fencing in that round.
00:28:42Yeah.
00:29:13So fencing
00:29:14in the bonus round
00:29:15complete for our
00:29:16athletes.
00:29:18Meaning
00:29:19it's a short hop,
00:29:20as you can see from that
00:29:22image there from the
00:29:23fencing piece
00:29:24and position.
00:29:26Just a little
00:29:27hop around the corner
00:29:28to our pool.
00:29:29Two hundred and fifty
00:29:30at two hundred meter freestyle.
00:29:32Two hundred fifty points
00:29:33up for grabs.
00:29:34Two and a half minutes
00:29:35is the time.
00:29:36A 50 meter pool here
00:29:37for our athletes.
00:29:38We're going to
00:29:39take a look at the
00:29:40fencing.
00:29:4125 meter pool
00:29:42here
00:29:43in Zhengzhou.
00:29:5225 meter.
00:29:53Did I say it was a
00:29:54250 meter pool?
00:29:55You said it was a 50 meter pool.
00:29:56Did I?
00:29:5725 meter pool.
00:29:58I beg your pardon.
00:29:59So
00:30:0025 meter pool
00:30:01for our athletes
00:30:02who are going to be
00:30:03preparing themselves now.
00:30:04A few minutes
00:30:05for them to do so.
00:30:06And we'll bring you
00:30:07the runners and riders soon.
00:30:08Yeah.
00:30:09I was just going to say
00:30:10to a couple of athletes
00:30:11they've said
00:30:12this pool is a lot quicker
00:30:13than the one in Ankara.
00:30:14It's a quick pool
00:30:15and it's actually
00:30:16a very quick laser run as well.
00:30:17So
00:30:18I think
00:30:19we might have
00:30:20some records broken
00:30:21on this
00:30:22occasion,
00:30:23certain event.
00:30:26It's a
00:30:28it's a great venue.
00:30:29What do you think to the venue?
00:30:30It's incredible
00:30:31and most of the athletes
00:30:32and coaches have
00:30:33actually said it kind of looks
00:30:34like the
00:30:35Tokyo Olympic Stadium
00:30:37which is
00:30:38a nice déjà vu.
00:30:40And as you can see
00:30:41from that shot
00:30:42over the pool there
00:30:43the ends of the stadium
00:30:44are open
00:30:45as it were.
00:30:46You can see the
00:30:47incredible skyline
00:30:48behind
00:30:49the pool
00:30:50and the gazebo tent
00:30:51on the left hand side of that.
00:30:52And through there is
00:30:53the 10 million people
00:30:54of Zhengzhou
00:30:55occupying this
00:30:56enormous city
00:30:58with
00:30:59industry.
00:31:02Yeah, we've been to the city.
00:31:03We have.
00:31:04It's
00:31:05it's incredible
00:31:06and you can
00:31:07really get a taste
00:31:08of the culture
00:31:09the food
00:31:10the vibes
00:31:11it's
00:31:12it's something else.
00:31:13It is incredible
00:31:14and
00:31:15Mariam and I
00:31:16have been here a while
00:31:17and certainly like the
00:31:18we've both expressed the view
00:31:19that
00:31:20these kind of envelopes
00:31:21at the end of the stadium
00:31:22just make you feel like
00:31:23you're part of the city.
00:31:24Yeah, you're included
00:31:25in that city
00:31:26and you're not
00:31:27completely isolated
00:31:28and secluded
00:31:29within a stadium.
00:31:30Look at that
00:31:31beautiful shot of the pool
00:31:32by the way.
00:31:33It's great, isn't it?
00:31:34Yeah.
00:31:35James Anadakis
00:31:36is trackside
00:31:37with an interview for us.
00:31:38Hi to you.
00:31:39Obviously things didn't
00:31:40quite go your way
00:31:41this morning
00:31:43but here we are again
00:31:44for semi-final B
00:31:45building up
00:31:46to the start
00:31:47of the swimming.
00:31:48You were here
00:31:49obviously earlier today yourself.
00:31:50What's this part
00:31:51of the competition like?
00:31:52What's it like
00:31:53when you're trying
00:31:54to get yourself ready
00:31:55and mentally prepared
00:31:56for swimming?
00:31:57Yeah, it's quite tough
00:31:58like swimming
00:31:59is like always tricky
00:32:00because it's never
00:32:01the same pool
00:32:02like for the combined
00:32:03it's never the same also
00:32:04so you never
00:32:05know really
00:32:06what you will expect
00:32:07from your shape
00:32:08and how you're feeling
00:32:09but with this heat
00:32:10it's kind of
00:32:11nice to jump
00:32:12into the pool
00:32:13but at the same time
00:32:14like you have to
00:32:15push yourself
00:32:16so it's kind of
00:32:17difficult, yes.
00:32:18But I think
00:32:19all the athletes
00:32:20will do their best
00:32:21and we will see
00:32:22what's next.
00:32:23What do you make
00:32:24of this pool?
00:32:25I've heard
00:32:26feedback from athletes
00:32:27it's a pretty quick pool
00:32:28this one, isn't it?
00:32:29Is that what you found
00:32:30as well?
00:32:31Well, I did my
00:32:32slowest time
00:32:33in this pool
00:32:34but I think
00:32:35it's not because
00:32:36of the pool
00:32:37but maybe because
00:32:38of my shape
00:32:39I was a little bit
00:32:40tired for the swimming
00:32:41and yeah
00:32:42not a good result
00:32:43but I think
00:32:44like it's a
00:32:45quick pool.
00:32:46Listen, everybody
00:32:47is battling for
00:32:48their place
00:32:49at the Olympic Games
00:32:50I'm sorry it wasn't
00:32:51meant to be for you
00:32:52this year
00:32:53but I think
00:32:54there's going to be
00:32:55a few disappointed
00:32:56athletes after this
00:32:57event, aren't there?
00:32:58It's part and parcel
00:32:59of being an athlete
00:33:00actually to be happy
00:33:01in an athlete
00:33:02it's quite difficult
00:33:03to achieve, isn't it?
00:33:04Because everyone's
00:33:05really old
00:33:06past to there
00:33:07like missing
00:33:08at European
00:33:09and the rules
00:33:10are not really
00:33:11so clear
00:33:12like depending
00:33:13on which competition
00:33:14is taking part
00:33:15first
00:33:16like we had
00:33:17European taking
00:33:18part first
00:33:19before the World
00:33:20Championships
00:33:21so that means
00:33:22European will come
00:33:23first
00:33:24and I think
00:33:25this is not really fair
00:33:26so it was difficult
00:33:27for me to accept it
00:33:28but I tried to battle
00:33:29until the end
00:33:30and here I am
00:33:31I'm pretty proud
00:33:32because I'm by myself
00:33:33compared to some
00:33:34other competitors
00:33:35I have a lot of
00:33:36team with them
00:33:37and I'm always
00:33:38by myself
00:33:39so I can be proud
00:33:40of this
00:33:41Well listen
00:33:42you've done fantastic
00:33:43we look forward
00:33:44to the next
00:33:45discipline which is
00:33:46swimming
00:33:47we look forward
00:33:48to seeing you
00:33:49hopefully competing
00:33:50in the future
00:33:51thank you for your
00:33:52time Inés
00:33:53I appreciate your time
00:33:54Thank you
00:33:55see you
00:33:56bye bye
00:33:57thank you
00:33:58Thank you
00:33:59to James
00:34:00Zanadakis
00:34:01for bringing
00:34:02us that interview
00:34:04so swimming
00:34:05next up
00:34:10for our athletes
00:34:11as they make their
00:34:12way towards the
00:34:13pool
00:34:15and we've got
00:34:16the
00:34:17we've got the
00:34:18we've got the
00:34:19heats Mariam
00:34:20we know who's going
00:34:21to be
00:34:22we know who's going
00:34:23to be in
00:34:24in what heat
00:34:25and who we're
00:34:26looking out for
00:34:27in heat one
00:34:28is Uxor Bauer
00:34:29Fenke Schoutzi
00:34:30Kandil Wittke
00:34:31and Eredia
00:34:32yeah well
00:34:33Wittke has
00:34:34a good seat
00:34:35time
00:34:36as does
00:34:37Blanca Bauer
00:34:38so we're expecting
00:34:39to see lanes
00:34:40two and five
00:34:41swim quicker
00:34:42and they have to
00:34:43considering they are
00:34:44in the bottom six
00:34:45of this field
00:34:46yeah
00:34:47Lara Eredia
00:34:48in your screen
00:34:49as we
00:34:50are about to
00:34:51get ready to
00:34:52introduce the
00:34:53athletes
00:34:54one by one
00:34:58yes
00:34:59so
00:35:00Lara Eredia
00:35:01in your screen
00:35:02as we
00:35:03are about to
00:35:04get ready to
00:35:05introduce the
00:35:06athletes
00:35:07one by one
00:35:08so our
00:35:09athletes
00:35:10not in
00:35:11quite as
00:35:12much sun
00:35:13as they
00:35:14were
00:35:15earlier on
00:35:16today
00:35:17and they'll
00:35:18be thankful
00:35:19for that
00:35:20but
00:35:21two drinks
00:35:22one water
00:35:23one will
00:35:24have
00:35:25electrolytes
00:35:26in
00:35:27it will
00:35:28have energy
00:35:29in it
00:35:30so
00:35:31they will
00:35:32have
00:35:33energy
00:35:34in it
00:35:35throughout the
00:35:36day
00:35:37yeah
00:35:38I think
00:35:39electrolytes
00:35:40can get
00:35:41the best
00:35:42of you
00:35:43if you
00:35:44have
00:35:45too
00:35:46little
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00:35:48muscles
00:35:49cramp
00:35:50up
00:35:51it's
00:35:52tough
00:35:53to figure
00:35:54out the
00:35:55balance
00:35:56but they
00:35:57will be
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00:53:58So the highlights of the swimming as our pool cools down a little from all the
00:54:21action and our athletes now start to ready themselves in the shade they move
00:54:26from the swimming arena to the track five laps of the 600 meter track here
00:54:32and they do have handicap starts we'll bring you the handicap starts and what
00:54:35they are in a few moments time the first lap is without a pistol but when they
00:54:38visit the range they have 50 seconds to hit five targets from 10 meters if they
00:54:43don't complete it in 50 seconds they walk or they run from the range but
00:54:47without success they carry on but 50 seconds is an eternity and they repeat
00:54:53until first over the line is first up tonight that ninth place is a final
00:54:57place that will get the athletes qualified for Saturday's final and
00:55:03Saturday's final is a vital one but these are the World Championships
00:55:08Mariam these are the creme de la creme yeah a good crop of athletes out here
00:55:15and fighting for qualification points and qualification places again reminder
00:55:20top three get automatic qualification from this competition for their nations
00:55:27here for the nation's to do as they want with as it were and then internally
00:55:33there's battle there is the Egyptian battle and you've already mentioned the
00:55:37Hungarian battle and the British battle of the Korean battle yeah it's tough for
00:55:43all these athletes and to keep your cool in the midst of all that is a intense
00:55:47very intense blanket power in your shot
00:55:51yep our athletes warming up and familiarizing themselves with their
00:55:58pistol because conditions have changed they just have water in their eyes as
00:56:00well as anything else as well Mariam how much of an effect does that have I know
00:56:05you've got goggles here from the pool you've got goggles and you're used to it
00:56:08but you know what I don't think at this stage they're really worried about that
00:56:14I don't know I just mean when you're training when you get used to the sport
00:56:18you get into the sport and you've got to pick up a pistol it's one of those
00:56:21complications of got to make sure my eyes are clear which of course they're
00:56:24going to you know you make sense strength strength in the wrist strength
00:56:27in the forearm yeah like you know if you're a guy you don't want any hair
00:56:31product in your hair coming into your eyes right yeah headbands and hair it's
00:56:36one percenters isn't it yeah there's one percenters right yeah it's in the
00:56:40fine details ten minutes and still we start the laser on a little bit of time
00:56:48and it is murky overhead shall we say in terms of cloud cover as the the shooting
00:56:54range earlier on was was bathed in sunshine
00:57:02yeah semifinal be have that bit of extra shade maybe that's an advantage for them
00:57:07yeah but for one semifinal it's the same condition so it doesn't really matter
00:57:14does it and that's exactly what Patrick said earlier on he said as long as all
00:57:18the bays are in sunshine you don't mind if summer in sunshine summer in shade
00:57:22that's a problem if they're all in shade fine if they're all in sunshine fine it's
00:57:25a level playing field isn't it yeah everybody just wants a level playing
00:57:28field true are we allowed to share Miriam what yesterday was what was
00:57:35yesterday was yesterday day before the 11th you mean what how many days have I
00:57:43just lost yeah the 11th the 11th wasn't yesterday definitely what was the 11th
00:57:46it was my birthday it was and you've got your birthday present from me in your
00:57:50hand to marry him haven't you tell everybody what that is yeah he got me a
00:57:53mini fan to keep cool in this weather and actually I've been using it a lot
00:57:57more than I thought it would it's not just any mini fan is it it's a stitch
00:58:02mini fan it is it's a Disney one James and a duck is his trackside for us
00:58:07very good to see my friend firstly just update us on your career because I feel
00:58:13maybe as an athlete your time is coming to an end but as a coach is just
00:58:17beginning well it's a short time as a coach because I'm gonna coach Laura
00:58:20until Paris I'll be there with her and in this competition so only two
00:58:24competitions but we want her very focused and we want her to give her best
00:58:30yeah Laura obviously your sister and I know you two are very close so I'm sure
00:58:34she's taking a lot from your guidance okay listen she's here in position 18
00:58:38ahead of the laser and she's warming up just behind you in fact over the back of
00:58:41your left shoulder we can see her shooting at the moment what's kind of
00:58:45going through her mind at the moment in this transition between swimming and
00:58:48shooting what's she gonna be focusing on at the moment you think well she's a
00:58:52machine in laser run everyone knows that and she knows that too so I'm
00:58:56pretty sure that she is very accurate at the shooting and she's gonna run as hell
00:59:01so I'm pretty confident that he can she can achieve a good result and pass to
00:59:07the final so you feel from 18th place she can get into that top right hope so
00:59:11and we're here for that yeah of course listen no one enters a race without
00:59:15thinking the best Laura is a fantastic athlete she's already qualified for the
00:59:20Olympic Games does that take some pressure off her shoulders do you think
00:59:22he must do yeah sure like she has been qualified all the year she hasn't been
00:59:26competing a lot but she needs this competition to give herself confidence
00:59:32and she did very well in the in the quarters and now with this with this one
00:59:37I think that she will do also well it's a it's gonna be tough because being in
00:59:4218th place it's never easy but from 18 to 9 it's 25 seconds only and we're
00:59:47pretty confident that she can do it it's a very close field this isn't as
00:59:51you mentioned just 25 seconds between 18th and 9th place you've got the likes
00:59:54of Blanca Bauer, Gintoro Van Cascati, there's obviously Laura as well there's
00:59:58some very quick runners in the back nine do you think this is gonna be an
01:00:00exciting laser run yeah sure like there are a few runners here and they are all
01:00:05of them are strong but it's gonna be exciting until the last lap I'm pretty
01:00:10sure I hope that for Laura it's exciting until the third that was Laura
01:00:26Eladia's brother Alex yeah he's a coaching athlete yeah he was an athlete
01:00:34and now he's transitioned to being coach and what better way of easing into this
01:00:39than coaching your own sister they have an incredible relationship those two and
01:00:43it's nice to see one of the elite experienced athletes passing on that
01:00:49knowledge and skill to other younger athletes and he's mentioned that Laura
01:00:55has already qualified which he did from the European Games and so she kind of
01:00:59took a step back this season not really attending all the competitions trying to
01:01:04focus on her training and that could be a good thing and a bad thing because
01:01:09obviously competitions really take it out of you effort-wise but yeah being in
01:01:17those competitions is good experience and I think that's important as well
01:01:23because looks so then you're shot yep it's graphics time for the Turkish
01:01:28athlete again you can see that World Cups and World Champs on the right there
01:01:37is presence there and a performance in the laser run is already 4% up Mariam
01:01:443% up on a swimming she's up as it were in in all of them so far we saw it in
01:01:48Ankara performing particularly well and what we definitely saw in Ankara and
01:01:52we'll see it on this graphic I'm sure is moving up guts she's got desire yeah I
01:01:58think she only dropped down once it was the World Cup in Cairo but every other
01:02:03event she's managed to put herself out there and move up the rankings World Cup
01:02:07final in Ankara she finished in bronze after starting in fifth in Budapest
01:02:10finished in fifth and started in seventh and in the World Championships last year
01:02:15moved up from 10th to 7th and that is Azukso is 9th that's why we're focusing
01:02:22on her because that 9th place that 9th spot is key what that graphic tells me
01:02:26is that the Turkish athlete is not going to be in 9th for too long yes
01:02:30statistically she's gonna get into the finals yeah she picks up she picks up
01:02:34places but she's in ninth and there is our interviewee as it were dabbing the
01:02:40eyes of his sister or getting his sister to dab her eyes Lara Redia starting in
01:02:4518th he was quite bullish Alex saying 18th to 9th no problem I'm no problem
01:02:50doing that she's gonna do that no problem we're gonna look at the stats of
01:02:52Olivia Green in a few moments time but a word on his confidence of every athlete
01:02:57goes into this thinking that the best yeah Olivia Green then just about born
01:03:03in the previous century she has no World Cup or World Championship medals as of
01:03:08now so maybe this is her shot she's currently in seventh place she is so I
01:03:16don't think she's that far off she's 3% below average in fencing and you can see
01:03:21that's where she starts and above average and everything else swimming 4%
01:03:24but average and laser run 5% over as well she is we're just about to see how
01:03:35she does in the laser run recently said in an article of her desperation to head
01:03:43to the games in Paris you were just talking about athletes sometimes
01:03:45competing sometimes focusing on training Joe Chong being one of them and seeing
01:03:50him everybody wanting to see him you can see her finishes there Olivia Green 12
01:03:5412 in Budapest last time out dropped a little in Bath dropped a little in
01:03:59Ankara and dropped a little in Budapest she's seventh hopefully she doesn't drop
01:04:04down if she wants to make it to the finals she's in a dangerous place I
01:04:08think 7 8th and 9th are the danger zone for these athletes she's kind of
01:04:12simulating shooting there with the band it's a little band exercise that the
01:04:21athletes do kind of get those muscles for shooting activated and focusing on
01:04:26their stability Olivia Green is part of a very strong team from Great Britain we
01:04:32have Charlie Follett we have Kate French we have Emma Whittaker we have Jessica
01:04:36Varley who unfortunately didn't make it to the finals but again it's those are a
01:04:41lot of very talented athletes that we're not going to be seeing compete at the
01:04:45Olympics it's it's a tough gig yes two of them only two out of the five
01:04:50can make it and and you know this is a World Championships as you just said
01:04:54Jessica Varley hasn't made the final on on athletic meritocracy that's how it
01:04:59works you're in the nine you through you're not you're not and that's just
01:05:03how it works and that's just the brutal nature of elite sport and these are
01:05:07elite athletes these are the best of the best and only 18 can go through to the
01:05:10final only nine will qualify now yeah so there is the start list Joweed will go
01:05:16out first with a 13 second lead over Cluvel Ismail as you see going down the
01:05:20list but the time to take note of really is probably from 7th Olivia Green
01:05:2536 seconds behind and just note when you see the difference between Olivia Green
01:05:30in 7th at 36 when that table changes you'll see that 10th place is 39 so
01:05:37that's 7th to 10th is 3 seconds and another second into 11th
01:05:45it's a very tight race the semi-final being promises to be an exciting one
01:05:50and just reflect back on that battle between the British athletes for Olympic
01:05:57qualification I think it's safe to say that Karenza Bryson has really shown
01:06:01that she is worthy of one of those spots and the second spot is between the three
01:06:05athletes that we have right in front of us we have Kate French who's made it to
01:06:10the finals already so one of the contenders we have Emma Whittaker and we
01:06:14have Olivia Green so one more spot and three athletes competing for it
01:06:18Emma Whittaker starts in 16th Olivia Green in 7th
01:06:24yeah these are just checking their handicap time stretching at these start
01:06:28finish line now they're about to start this race this laser run for semi-final
01:06:34B and we will focus on the leader you'll see the leader being focused on
01:06:39in our in our pictures but we will also believe me we will focus on the 9th
01:06:44placed athlete there will be one athlete looking to close it down Amira
01:06:47will be looking to close down that athlete in 9th position to make that up
01:06:51you back her to good good laser runner again yeah I think well I'm gonna push
01:06:56you for predictions me who do you think Azucso is not a problem and Azucso
01:07:02qualifies up Olivia Green who in the bottom nine are gonna make can work the
01:07:08way up there Blanka Baura I think's got a real chance and
01:07:13opportunity yeah Van Kuskite as well I think after that Van Kuskite yes
01:07:17for the final yeah Lara Heredia yeah I like her brother saying yeah I'm yeah
01:07:25confident I think that's gonna be an interesting we'll definitely keep an eye
01:07:27on athlete 18 regardless though it's good to have a coach rely and trust so
01:07:32much in their own athletes that bodes well I agree and away we go then for the
01:07:41semifinal beat here of the World Cup the World Championship finals in Zhengzhou
01:07:48off goes Jowid it's a quite the gap between Jowid and Elodie in second place
01:07:5513 seconds gap again Elodie Cluvel an athlete who's very easy on the eye when
01:08:03running just a really good running technique but it's called the laser run
01:08:08for a reason the laser section is vitally important and away goes
01:08:16all the way down to 8th have made their way out the blocks now 9th and 10th here
01:08:21you go this is the battle for 9th Khokhlova and Azucso neck-and-neck at
01:08:28this stage a reminder the first lap is without a pistol the second lap is where
01:08:34they will start to shoot in the range it's already moved up into eighth place
01:08:38now and I think might be pulling away from Khokhlova yeah so Khokhlova is the
01:08:47athlete the Ukrainian in that ninth position at this stage Jowid still leads
01:08:54out and you can see the rest of the athletes coming through but Khokhlova
01:08:58with the number 10 on her vest she is the athlete currently in 9th and Azucso
01:09:02working her way through the crowd you're looking to take on Undue Kim just
01:09:08keeping an eye on the 10th place athlete Khokhlova at the moment and who's in and
01:09:12around her that's I think that's 6th 7th and 8th in there and the 9th place
01:09:19athlete is actually now it is Blanka Bauer Azucso is still 9th, I beg your pardon I
01:09:25thought there was an overtake yeah Blanka Bauer has overtaken Khokhlova in
01:09:2910th and now you can see that spray in the background I think they're doing it
01:09:34to keep the athletes cool though do you like it do you run through it I mean in
01:09:38this heat maybe
01:09:43when running marathons very slowly I avoid them there's that 10th you can go
01:09:49through no thank you Jowid making your way to the shooting range now this is
01:09:54the first shooting series for these athletes and in she comes we will keep
01:09:59our eyes certainly on the 9th placed athletes and it's quite a battle I can
01:10:03tell you away from Jowid who's the leader into the range here so I think
01:10:12it's Blanka Bauer in 9th she may be about to be overtaken in fact I think
01:10:18the 9th position now is Erdos could be wrong is that 10th let's see when they
01:10:23come into and out of the range one of those two athletes now the 10th and out
01:10:27goes Jowid already Cluvel still in there yet to hit any of the targets Kim in
01:10:33there one down Ismail in there one down as well Vega enters Cluvel with two but
01:10:38Ismail is going to pick up and catch up and Ismail who started Ismail start
01:10:44third he's going to cruise into second and out goes Preziantsova as well in
01:10:498th Cluvel 26 yeah this is the battle for 9th now 7th 8th and 9th still in the
01:10:56range I think it's gonna be on Jowid it is 7th out is Erdos out is
01:11:00Bauer out is Green oh it's a scrap already
01:11:03Vega's scouting out there as well we think Erdos is this the athlete in 9th
01:11:10Erdos there in with number 13 that's the athlete in 9th at this stage behind her
01:11:16is the British athlete Olivia Green take a look at the differences in the split
01:11:24times as they make their way across the checkpoint I think Erdos is very close
01:11:30got to be said to Blanka Bauer as well Erdos is the athlete in 9th with a
01:11:37number 13 on her vest I think she's just overtaken Blanka Bauer actually it's
01:11:43yeah Kim Erdos and then Bauer in that 9th position Green is dropping down in
01:11:4810th she needs to cling on yeah she's a British athlete it is Blanka Bauer now I
01:11:54think because I think Erdos has made a pass
01:11:58Blanka Bauer is in 9th and Erdos has moved up into 7th I think Blanka Bauer
01:12:07is now moved up into 8th and it is Kim who's in danger here yeah it looks like
01:12:12it doesn't it looks like it could well be Kim of South Korea but we'll shake it
01:12:18out as we can as our athlete Jawid enters the range for the second time
01:12:24here I look at Bauer by the way making moves on Procyon Sova she's now up to
01:12:31seventh place Kluwelen in there entering the range in second I think it's Kim
01:12:39that's in 9th at this stage yeah Kim in 9th and being chased down by Olivia
01:12:44Green Marlene Jawid has already left the range 10 seconds shoot that is
01:12:49consistency yeah and that is the aim of the game Kluwelen is in the range Kim is in
01:12:57the range Kim's doing well Kluwelen Vega in there as well Erdos as well Kluwelen
01:13:02only just hit her first and Erdos is out 7.92 Vega out 7.07 yeah Kim as well
01:13:08Sunwoo Kim is out but Eunju Kim has struggled but now is out so she's moved
01:13:15up now she was in that ninth position and now seems to be in fifth ninth
01:13:21position is Venko Skyte at this stage the Lithuanian yeah she started in 15th
01:13:26and now is in ninth and it's not even halfway through the race yet Malak
01:13:29Ismail has dropped down she started in third this is very dangerous for the
01:13:34Egyptian Green has made her way up as well yeah well done to Olivia Green she
01:13:38is up back I think maybe in her seventh place potentially we will see she's not
01:13:43too far behind Elodie Kluwelen who started in second place she struggled in the
01:13:47range again and here come our athletes that is the Lithuanian athlete who
01:13:56occupies ninth place that's Gintare Venko Skyte in ninth and closing in on
01:14:05eighth as well that's the place of Prazhyan Sova and she takes it so I
01:14:11think that makes Prazhyan Sova in ninth changing a lot here Mariam it is and
01:14:19Elodie by the way is in a difficult position now because she's moved down
01:14:22we still have two more shoots to go so things can change but Prazhyan Sova is
01:14:26the one in danger now I think she's gonna be chased down by Malak Ismail a
01:14:30very strong runner Ismail can see her there in the background look at Ilka by
01:14:35the way Ilka has really really dropped down and the Hungarian as well Blanka
01:14:40Bauer who's moved up there here near about and has now dropped down that is
01:14:45ninth placed Prazhyan Sova is in ninth that's the position that qualifies there
01:14:51is Elodie Kluwelen with number two on her vest there's our leader into the
01:14:55range for the third time Jawid in she goes and Jawid has been clinical but
01:15:01misses the first target three times which is unheard of in this laser run
01:15:06it's got to be said overtaking is Blanka Bauer, Bauer overtakes there's an
01:15:16overtaking move going into the range so out goes our leader Jawid is out of the
01:15:20range as the stunts starts to set here in Zheng Chao who's out in second now
01:15:26it's gonna be Kim out in 12 seconds Erdos in 22 Venka Skoutsy out in 11
01:15:329 for Vega 9.65 is quick 14 for Kim and then out in 9 is Ozuksu so Ozuksu
01:15:41gets pulled back into the race here Ozuksu is in seventh place Prazhyan Sova
01:15:46in eighth and Kluwelen in ninth. Elodie Kluwelen in ninth. And look at Anna Yurt
01:15:51though she is putting in the pace now I think she's about to overtake as Elodie
01:15:55Kluwelen passes Prazhyan Sova and you can see the battle for 10th and 11th
01:15:59there Anna Yurt and Blanka Bauer are chasing down these two athletes Elodie
01:16:04Kluwelen and Prazhyan Sova eighth and ninth. Prazhyan Sova is the athlete in
01:16:08ninth but being closed down quickly by Blanka Bauer that's for sure and also
01:16:12Anna Yurt who started in 17th I remind you those two athletes are stalking
01:16:18their prey their prey at the moment is Prazhyan Sova she's gonna get
01:16:22overtaken here she is overtaken and Kluwelen's in trouble now Kluwelen
01:16:28overtaken as well by Blanka Bauer Yurt close by Anna Yurt starting in 17th
01:16:36yeah that's incredible where is Laura Heredia by the way she should be up
01:16:41there but those are yeah those are our athletes fighting for ninth place I
01:16:53think it's between Elodie Bauer and Yurt and Kluwelen has really dropped down now
01:16:59I think Kluwelen is our ninth place athlete and she's struggling we could
01:17:04see Kluwelen just coming around the corner down in front of us in fact I'm
01:17:10not even sure Kluwelen's ninth I think she's in 10th now she is in 10th that is
01:17:15not ninth position ninth position is a battle a three-way battle you can see in
01:17:19front of Kluwelen there Elodie Kluwelen is in 10th she is the athlete that needs
01:17:23to close that gap and she is struggling she is visibly struggling she can see
01:17:28her world championship falling away from her and the battle at the moment is a
01:17:33three-way battle for that ninth position Erdos and Dawid in the range now Yurt I
01:17:39think it is who's in ninth that's my view at the moment Erdos with a seven
01:17:43second shoot is out in first let's see this is the final shooting series
01:17:47Dawid in second Benkowska I think is gonna be in third yes she is and those
01:17:52are the athletes fighting now for ninth place Kim's not far behind here as
01:17:57Uksal is out Kim is out Bauer is out Vega is out Kluwelen needs to pick up
01:18:04here she's going home eight athletes are out of the range ninth place is gonna be
01:18:09Anna Yurt who is now in ninth place and she is gonna go ahead of Kluwelen
01:18:14yeah Yurt occupies ninth Kluwelen behind and there's a scrap already Kluwelen is
01:18:20digging already Yurt is pulling away Yurt started in 17th place but Kluwelen
01:18:28is in 10th I think Kluwelen's beaten those long legs are starting to stride
01:18:33has Kluwelen got it in her I think Kluwelen might think that she's in ninth place when
01:18:39she's actually in 10th she is in 10th I think she took a look over her shoulder
01:18:45there I think she thinks she's ninth which is dangerous she needs to start
01:18:48working hard she could see the grimace on her face
01:18:51Malik is by Olivia Green chasing but Anna Yurt is really pulling away now
01:18:55Yurt is this ninth place athlete Anna Yurt for Switzerland looks up at the
01:19:02giant screen that's the best way of looking behind her and Yurt knows that
01:19:06she's got an opportunity here as Erdos she's gonna cross the line if she's
01:19:10backed off but Yurt knows that she has opportunity here frankly to close in on
01:19:17potentially eighth and keep her place totally secure our first and second
01:19:21place athletes are coming over the line here I think it's a big gap now between ninth and Elodie
01:19:28Elodie Kluwelen is not gonna make it Yurt's gonna make it home is she
01:19:32Kluwelen is not giving up but she's left it too late the gap is too big and the
01:19:36French athlete is going home your first nine crews over the line here
01:19:41Erdos, Joey, Dzugsel, Benkowski, Bauer, Vega, Kim and Yurt
01:19:47Yurt, Sunwoo Kim ninth and Elodie Kluwelen is tenth the story here is the
01:19:53athlete who started second with a seven second gap to third is going home in
01:20:0110th Elodie Kluwelen. It's a tough one to digest and unfortunately she doesn't make it just misses out on
01:20:08that final Anna Yurt has been incredible though heartbreaking for Kluwelen
01:20:14heartbreaking for for Kandel as well who you said Kandel you know her fencing
01:20:23she will have been disappointed with her fencing you can see all our athletes and
01:20:27I feel for Kluwelen she started in second as she had a lead and she is going to be
01:20:34devastated it's tough for these athletes I mean none of them can accept defeat gracefully
01:20:42they're elite like you yeah they have high expectations for themselves and
01:20:49criticize themselves a lot to be potentially better
01:20:54you said halfway around you thought maybe maybe she thought she was in ninth
01:20:59I think I think she didn't realize until she was in the riding arena that she was
01:21:05in tenth and that could be an issue yeah maybe she pushed hard a little too late
01:21:09and Anna Yurt had a bit of extra pace who Anna Yurt actually came from 17th
01:21:14yes and finished in eighth so has to be said it was an incredible effort from
01:21:19Anna Yurt and hats off to her Gintyra Venkaskyte as well yes she was a machine
01:21:24she was 20 seconds behind the race she finished in she made up 20 seconds and
01:21:31she is spent look at what it takes out to these athletes this is the first
01:21:36final for Anna Yurt this season so she'll be incredibly happy with that
01:21:42she was strong as we see the replay of our second semi-final and Joweed was
01:21:52easy yeah she was she had she was very consistent in the shoot and did well on
01:21:59the run that's all she needed to do she had that lead with 13 seconds over
01:22:03Cluvel and the rest of the pack she looked in control I've got to say
01:22:07Joweed yeah she looks good out there Ilka Zucso she scared me for a second
01:22:13there it almost looked like she was not gonna make it to the finals but yeah she
01:22:18turned things around pretty quick Rita Erdos as well who's moved up quite
01:22:23nicely I think she started down in 13th and finished in second place or was it
01:22:28first place Rita Erdos finished in so yeah a couple of those athletes further
01:22:34behind moving up and some of them dropping down which is not nice to see
01:22:38but this is pentathlon yes and that ninth place exchanged hands quite a few
01:22:42times didn't it yeah back and forth between a lot of athletes Olivia Green
01:22:47unfortunately has not made it to the finals so I think that kind of puts a
01:22:52dent in her chances of qualifying to the Olympic Games unfortunately but yeah
01:22:58that girl is very determined she's really strong she's very motivated and I
01:23:02think she'll be one to watch out for next season as is Venko Sky to who was
01:23:07outstanding but Cluvel I hate to sound like a broken record here
01:23:12Mariam Amur but it was the range that was a problem and it breaks our hearts
01:23:17it does because honestly I thought she had that down I mean the qualifications
01:23:22I've never seen Cluvel shoot this well in a very long time so I was like you
01:23:26know what Cluvel has really worked on her shooting but maybe it's the nerves
01:23:30maybe it's the pressure of I don't know being chased isn't easy and I think she
01:23:38felt the pressure in in this shooting this time around I mean if she shot well
01:23:43in the qualifications that means she's ready for the shooting so it's
01:23:46definitely not a skill issue it's more of a mental one yeah the story of the
01:23:52day in terms of that semifinal yeah came from what impressed you most who
01:23:57impressed you know what of Yurt impressed you most that she didn't stop
01:24:02until the end right she didn't let go at any stage of this race she kept pushing
01:24:06even though she was in 17th moving up the rankings quietly and do not impress
01:24:12me when it was her and Cluvel she put the pedal down and she said she had to
01:24:19she broke her heart she said I'm gonna leave you here and if you're gonna catch
01:24:23me you're gonna put in the run of your life because I'm gonna leave you and I'm
01:24:26gonna put everything I've got and that to have the energy at that time for a
01:24:32young athlete I thought she was the story of the day for me yeah I know Yurt
01:24:36has done very well for herself and has made her coaches proud those are your
01:24:42finals yeah in fact it was Kim who was ninth 12 places for Erdos who who
01:24:49ultimately crossed the line in first Joida stepped off the pedal about 100
01:24:53meters before the line frankly top nine go through the order does not
01:24:57necessarily matter but look at the nine places Vincenzo Cascati 11 places
01:25:00Erdos 12 places Yurt nine places Blanka Bauer seven places you know there's a
01:25:07lot of big movers yeah yeah big movers yeah strong laser runners and those are
01:25:14the athletes that just missed out Elodie Cluvel moving down eight positions and
01:25:18if you agree nine positions that's tough on the flight home for those athletes to
01:25:22know that Cluvel in particular is gonna be he's gonna be gutted because of what
01:25:31happened so that is the end of semi-final B Mariam Amur what are your
01:25:40what are your thoughts and reactions and reflections on semi-final B somehow
01:25:44semi-final B has yeah gave us some pretty strong nine athletes will be
01:25:50competing in the finals and I think this the finals here at the world champs
01:25:53are going to be a spectacle for everyone watching back home and the spectators
01:25:56who will be here in the stadium definitely endorse that don't miss us
01:26:00for Super Saturday that will come for the final of the women's event and the
01:26:04men's event speaking of the men we will be back tomorrow semi-final to semi
01:26:09final semi final a and semi final B that is gonna be a thriller make sure you
01:26:14tune in for that tomorrow here on you IPM TV but let's leave you with some
01:26:18highlights of semi-final B enjoy the rest of your day
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