2012 Olympics, Athletics Soumare in the courtyard of the great

Author of the eighth time halves Miriam Soumare will contest the 200m final on Wednesday night. Finalist of the height, Mickael Hanany declined rapidly arms. The evening also saw the Olympic record of Sally Paerson and demonstration of Taoufik Makhloufi of 1500 m. Author of a great start in the first semifinal of 200 m, Miriam Soumare stood up to Veronica Campbell-Brown and Carmelita Jeter to the entrance of the straight line. There, the European champion in 2010 began to pinch. If she resisted the return of the Ukrainian Mariya Ryemyen, she failed to third place (22'' 56) behind the Jamaican Olympic champion title (22'' 32) and American (22'' 39). " I miss the release limit, it makes me lose a few hundredths , "regretted Soumare, who was then only hope to be rescued in time ...  

Narrowly rescued 

The second set was to fear the worst after the Trinidadian Blue Semoy Hackett finished 3 ^e  22'' in 55 (!) behind the untouchable American Allyson Felix (22'' 31) and Ivorian Murielle Ahouré (22 ' '49). Soumare finally saw his qualification for the final validated after the third round, Aleksandra Fedoriva ending 22'' 65 behind Sanya Richards-Ross (22'' 30) and Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (22'' 34) .

Hanany first eliminated in the final height

in final height, Mickael Hanany ends, he, 14 ^th  and last. The French have passed a bar, to 2m20 in the second trial, before failing three times at 2m25. This is the Russian Ivan Ukhov who finally won the contest with a passage over 2m38 in her first try. Secured the title after the failure of American Erik Kynard (2nd 2m33), the Russian later failed in his attempt to Olympic record at 2m40. The bronze was won jointly with Qatari Mutaz Essa Barshim, the Canadian Derek Drouin and Robert Grabarz Columbia (2m29).

Olympic record for Pearson

There was however no French representative in the final 100-meter hurdles, Reina-Flor Okori having committed a false start in half. Favorite, world champion Sally Pearson has not left distracted by the London drizzle, even improving the Olympic record (12'' 35).The Australian, however, had to wait for the display of his time on the panel to find out if she had beaten the American Dawn Harper (12'' 37), defending champion. Kellie Wells (12'' 48) completed the podium. In the test drive, it is German Robert Harting (68m27) made ​​necessary by the Iranian Ehsan Hadadi (68m18) and Estonian Gerd Kanter (68m03).

Makhloufi crushes the 1500m

The last event of the day was the occasion of a strange epilogue, Taoufik Makhloufi overwhelming to the surprise of the 1500 m (3'34'' 08).  Excluded initially Monday by the IAAF for not fighting in the 800 meters , the Algerian had been reinstated after submitting a medical certificate from an injury. Injury obviously totally vanished the next day ... Author of a monstrous final round, he finished far ahead of American Leonel Manzano (3'' 34'' 79) and Moroccan Abdalaati Iguider (3'' 35'' 13).