ZSN has been lucky enough to get Olympic tickets INSIDE the Olympic stadium!
18:20: The Olympic stadium is GIGANTIC! The organisers really have thought of everything. The Olympic flame is burning brightly - I can't wait to see it in the darkness! Every participating country's flag flutters in the wind.
1900: The action kicks off with some women's shot put. HUGE cheers as Jessica Ennis' name is called out.
1905: Running heats start. The atmosphere inside the stadium is ELECTRIC!
1910: Women's discus - qualifying distance needed: 63 metres. Jessica Ennis throws a good shot put, which puts here in 8th place.
1915: women's 100m qualifying. Round 1 heat 2. C. Jeter of America wins - super fast. The shot put is still going on, with some really good throws. Discus! Wow! The world champion, Samuels, throws amazingly.
1930: Katerina Johnson-Thompson of Great Britain, aged only 19, throws a 11.32 - superb!
1940: Another 100m qualifier. In every race it's so close to the world record. Same with this? You bet ya! Alison Felix of the USA triumphs.
1942: A BRILLIANT throw in the shot put from Lithuania. 17.31! Over 1000 points!! WORLD RECORD.
1946: Heat 6, 100m. Fraser-Price wins it in 11.04.
1951: Men's long jump qualifiers. They have been practising for a while now, and here's the real thing! A Brit is in it as well. Good jump.
1953: Final heat for women's 100m. Ahoure of Ivory Coast wins it, a Ivorian national record too!
2005: Men's 1500m heat 1 starts. 3 and 3/4 laps of the track. Russia leading so far. 1 and three quarters left. Less than a lap to go! Algeria wins! The British man, Ross Murray, grabs 4th, and goes through.
2017: Second heat, men's 1500m. Can Andy Bradley of GB go through? He does, in 5th. Kenya gets 1st.
2024: The evening first gold medal is up for grabs, in the men's shot put final.
2027: Final 1500m heat. Willis of New Zealand wins.
2034: Shot put final starts. Mexican waves are flying through the arena!
2043: Heptathlon 200m heat 1. Jess Ennis isn't in this one, but there are still some great athletes. Tyminska of Poland wins it in just 23.71.
2051: Heptathlon 200m heat 2. Brit Louise Hazel could do well! She WIMS THE HEAT! Well done Louise!
2056: The shot put final is still on, getting closer to a result.
2058: Heptathlon 200m heat 3. No British athletes in this heat. Spronger of Switzerland looks joyful as she crosses the line in first.
2104: Heptathlon 200m heat 4. Again, no British. Fountain of the USA wins in 23.64!
2112: Heptathlon 200m heat 5. Katarina Johnson-Thompson, only 19 years of age, represents GB. So does 2nd place Jessica Ennis! C'mon girls! Ennis finishes 2nd, and does brilliantly - Johnson-Thompson grabs 5th. Ennis leads the heptathlon leader board.
2128: Women's 10000 metres final. 25 laps of the track! 10 km! Jo Pavey of the UK is competing. It starts!
2138: Majiewski of Poland WINS GOLD in the men's shot put final, well done!
2202: Dibaba of Ethiopia WINS GOLD in the women's 10000m final!
2315: So an EPIC day comes to a close in Stratford. Well done to everyone who won their events, and well done to everyone who took part. It was a superb first day of athletics.
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hey Zachary! We love your blog on the olympics! It sounds as if you had an amazing time. What was the best part? Hope to see you soon! Lots of love - xxxxx
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Zachary, I'm sooooooo envious you were there :-) What a games! & what a write up by the young Zac Mac. See you soon, Andrew
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