- Holly Bradshaw won a bronze medal in Tokyo in 2021
- Unfortunately, he failed to qualify for today’s pole vault event.
- She was seen nearly falling on a cameraman at today’s Games.
This is the moment Team GB’s Holly Bradshaw nearly fell on a cameraman after a disastrous pole vault at the Paris Olympics today.
Bradshaw, 32, unfortunately failed to clear the 4.4m bar after three attempts in the pole vault qualification held today at the Stade de France, north of Paris.
On one of his attempts, he accidentally veered to the right and nearly crashed into a cameraman who was standing at the side of the event area.
The cameras were unable to see her for a few seconds; when the lenses found her again, she was seen getting up and dusting herself off.
Although she initially had a steely look on her face, she soon burst into tears, prompting fellow British pole vaulter Molly Caudery to comfort her.
Holly Bradshaw, 32, (pictured) sadly failed to clear the 4.4m bar after three attempts at qualifying in the pole vault.
On one of his attempts, he accidentally threw himself to the right and almost collided with a cameraman who was standing at the side of the event area.
Bradshaw’s failure to qualify came just three years after the Tokyo Olympics, where he launched himself from 4.85m to take bronze for Great Britain.
With 10 golds, 12 silvers and 16 bronzes, the United Kingdom currently sits in sixth place.
The cameras were unable to see her for a few seconds; when the cameras found her again, she was seen standing up and dusting herself off.
Bradshaw’s failure to qualify came just three years after the Tokyo Olympics, where she launched herself from a height of 4.85 metres to take bronze for Great Britain.
But she was not the only Briton to fail to make it through the qualifying round, as Caudery also failed to clear the 4.55m bar in all three of her attempts.
An emotional Caudery told BBC Sport after the crushing defeat: “It’s absolutely heartbreaking. This is not the Olympic experience I was hoping for.”
“I feel so sorry for everyone back home. I wish I could have done better, but I’ll try to learn from this. It’s still an Olympic experience and I’ll take everything I can from it.”
“I felt great and I’m in the best shape of my life. I wasn’t too nervous, I love crowds, but for some reason it just wasn’t my day.”
However, it is not all doom and gloom for Great Britain, with the British team currently sitting high in the overall medal standings.
Although she initially had a steely look on her face, she quickly burst into tears, forcing fellow British pole vaulter Molly Caudery (pictured, behind) to comfort her.
Caudery also failed to qualify today
With 10 golds, 12 silvers and 16 bronzes, the United Kingdom currently sits in sixth place, behind South Korea, Australia, France, the United States and China.
Today alone, there are 27 medal events. British fans will be hoping Keely Hodgkinson has a much easier time when she goes for her well-deserved world gold medal in the women’s 800m, according to Sir Steve Redgrave, who has been hosting a regular briefing with MailOnline since the start of this year’s Games.
Sir Steve said: ‘The 22-year-old has proven herself to be the best in the preliminary rounds and put in a truly impressive display in the semi-final which may deter the other competitors from even mounting a serious challenge.’
