LIVESTREAM athletics: bad luck for Obasuyi, soon Vanderelst (1500m) and semi-finals 400m | European Championships

Elise Vanderelst, the European indoor champion after all, is not allowed to go to the final. The 4 losing times all come from the much faster second series. “The summer season of Vanderelst, after her mediocre World Cup, has failed somewhat,” says Marc Willems.

Niels Pittomvils takes it one step further with his last throw: 46.77 meters is only half a meter below his personal best. With 803 points, he comes after 7 out of 10 parts at 5697 points. We only know after the performances of the second group where he will end up. Will he make it into the top 10?

Elise Vanderelst eventually becomes 7th in her 1500 meters series. She currently has the 3rd losing time (4’07″62). She has to hope that things don’t go too fast in the second series. So wait and see.

With his second throw, Niels Pittomvils does almost 3 meters better: 44.97 meters gives him 766 points for the time being. But he has one more try.

With Elise Vanderelst, a new Belgian comes into action in Munich. She must finish in the top 4 in her heat or in the best 4 losing times across the 2 heats.

Niels Pittomvils launched his discus for the first time and it landed after 42.16 meters, about 5 meters below his personal best. Earlier at this European Championship we saw that Pittomvils often starts with a “cautious” attempt in the technical numbers.

Michael Obasuyi is ultimately the number 17 in the series of the 110 meter hurdles, so he just falls by the wayside. That will be a major disappointment.

Michael Obasuyi is only 5th in his series of the 110m hurdles, while only the top 4 can go directly to the semi-finals. The difference between the number 4, De Oliveira, and Obasuyi is 2 thousandths (13″897 versus 13″899). The spectacular and somewhat bizarre dive of the Portuguese was useful after all.

Obasuyi still has 1 way out, because 1 losing time from all series can still go to the semi-finals.

Niels Pittomvils started his second day of the decathlon with a 14″81 on the 110 meter hurdles. That is his best time of the season, good for 873 points.