Normally, Molly Caudery would anticipate easily clearing 4.55 meters. She is 37 centimetres short of her British record at this routine height. However, she mysteriously lost three times in the women’s pole vault qualification on Monday morning at the Olympics in Paris and will not be competing in the final.

Caudery, the world indoor champion from earlier in the year, was anticipated to contend for a podium position. Gold was very much a possibility. Rather, she will be forced to observe from the sidelines and will return home scratching her head over how and why the year’s biggest event went so wrong.

Right now, I’m a little shocked,” she remarked. “I’m really let down. I can’t think of an excuse. I loved the large crowd, I didn’t feel unduly nervous, and I felt fantastic and in the best form of my life. At this point, I don’t know why what happened happened. It will take some time to process this.

The 24-year-old went on, saying, “I jump a bar at 4.55 meters every day.” I don’t have even the slightest doubt that I will overcome it.

While some may argue that I entered the race too high, neither my coach nor I share that viewpoint. 4.55m shouldn’t have happened when I’ve been jumping 4.80m and 4.90m all year.

 

I believe that I’m just a little sad. My staff has performed an outstanding job in relieving my discomfort, which has been a source of struggle for me this entire year. I have never been pain-free throughout a competition or training session until today.

I believe that in the pole vault, I was taken off guard by a few technical and tactical errors.. I was also on an excessively soft pole and had a flirtatious wind, which I could have easily handled with a stronger build-up.

 

She went on, “I felt great. It only took 4.40 to 5.55 meters to get to the final, and right now, I’m totally worth it.” I don’t think anyone ever truly comes to grips with the death of their father, but I’ve had a terrible year and I think he would be proud of me for making it this far. Although I now see things more clearly after losing my dad, it would have been wonderful if things had turned out differently.

Those making progress were American Olympic champion Katie Moon, Swiss European gold medallist Angelica Moser, and Australian Nina Kennedy.

Nick Percy and Lawrence Okoye were also eliminated when the British discus throwers threw

It’s the Olympics, and there is a lot of pressure; you only have three attempts, and it is not easy,” Percy remarked. I’m incredibly proud. Emotionally, these past few weeks have been difficult. I told my coach and family ahead of time that I would consider myself successful if I could throw 62 meters. 61.81 meters puts you almost there.

It’s really uncommon to be able to say that you had around 70,000 people applauding you throughout the last round. It’s authentic.