¶2012 OG: w400–Sanya Richards-Ross (US) 49.55

[shivfan]

Deedee trotter first rosemarie whyte second.....Jamaican eased up.

[Gabriella]

Deedee trotter first rosemarie whyte second.....Jamaican eased up.

I thought they both looked like they were working

[guru]

Deedee trotter first rosemarie whyte second.....Jamaican eased up.

I thought they both looked like they were working

Trotter nose-breathed the homestretch

[t_monk]

Deedee trotter first rosemarie whyte second.....Jamaican eased up.

I thought they both looked like they were working

Trotter did her normal race pattern (start slow finish fast thing). Whyte went out hard and seemed to be dying..... I think the both of these girls ran a bit too hard.

[j-a-m]

SRR cruises, looking good.

[Gabriella]

Second thing, the seeding looks a little off. It's always difficult as you have to go on SB rather than PB, but some heats do look a bit easier than others.

SRR, with much the easiest heat.

[Weights&Shoes]

SRR. What beauty....sigh.

[guru]

Richards-Ross looks as cut as I've ever seen her

[j-a-m]

Trotter did her normal race pattern (start slow finish fast thing).

Trotter looked fine to me; I actually thought it was McCorory in her heat who worked too hard.

[guru]

Trotter did her normal race pattern (start slow finish fast thing).

Trotter looked fine to me; I actually thought it was McCorory in her heat who worked too hard.

Agree on both points

[jeremyp]

I'm all for diversity, but it should at least be respectable and not leave the impression that the athlete has never competed in the respective event before.

That Somali girl looked like she'd completed a marathon.

[Weights&Shoes]

Krivoshapska....YIKES!

[Gabriella]

wow, unnecessary run from Krivoshapka, but that run looked low 49 for the first 320m

[DecFan]

wow, unnecessary run from Krivoshapka, but that run looked low 49 for the first 320m

Under 36 at 300 . . .

[jeremyp]

wow, unnecessary run from Krivoshapka, but that run looked low 49 for the first 320m

Under 36 at 300 . . .

Her last 100 was slower than the Somalis.

[t_monk]

wow, unnecessary run from Krivoshapka, but that run looked low 49 for the first 320m

I agree.... That lane 8 draw did it I think. But that run... shows that she's ready...

[shivfan]

Novlene wins in a relaxed 50.88.

[peach77]

Kapa's run was ridiculously powerful- she didn't look to even be breathing hard as she went past...very scary!

[Flumpy]

A few points.

Much as I love TBO she works my last nerve. FFS how hard is it to run through the line??? Your whole campaign can be scuppered in a 3 heat semi by getting a bad draw. She'll have to hope that she escapes getting 2 of the big guns in hers.

The USA strip is horrendous. Why are they wearing Haiti's kit (And extra arm jeggings don't help).

WTF was Krivoshapka up to???

[j-a-m]

Yeah, not sure if she went out that fast because she was in the outside lane, or because she wanted to make a statement.

[t_monk]

Kapa's run was ridiculously powerful- she didn't look to even be breathing hard as she went past...very scary!

Krivoshopka.... Not Kapachinskya...

[j-a-m]

Regina George seemed really happy after winning her heat.

[EPelle]

Krivoshapka's pushing wasn't to be unexpected as she hadn't competed since 6-July. She ran her 400m heat at her national champs in similar fashion -- out hard to a 50,05 qualifier.

[gh]

third fastest time in an Oly heat ever (Sanya 50.11 in Athens)

[t_monk]

Heat 1
Position Lane Athlete Country Mark . React
1 6 Francena McCorory USA 50.78 Q . 0.299
2 5 Christine Ohuruogu GBR 50.80 Q . 0.282
3 7 Joy Nakhumicha Sakari KEN 51.85 Q (SB) 0.200
4 4 Joanne Cuddihy IRL 52.09 q . 0.175
5 8 Geisa Aparecida Coutinho BRA 53.43 . 0.187
6 3 Marina Maslenko KAZ 53.66 . 0.192
7 2 Zamzam Mohamed Farah SOM 1:20.48 . 0.405

Heat 2
03 August 2012 - 12:08
Position Lane Athlete Country Mark . React
1 4 Amantle Montsho BOT 50.40 Q . 0.186
2 5 Christine Day JAM 51.05 Q . 0.178
3 2 Shana Cox GBR 52.01 Q . 0.181
4 8 Aliann Pompey GUY 52.10 q (=SB) 0.174
5 6 Afia Charles ANT 54.25 . 0.180
6 7 Ingrid Yahoska Narváez NCA 59.55 (=SB) 0.221
. 3 Shaunae Miller BAH DNF . 0.176

Heat 3
03 August 2012 - 12:16
Position Lane Athlete Country Mark . React
1 8 Deedee Trotter USA 50.87 Q . 0.268
2 4 Rosemarie Whyte JAM 50.90 Q . 0.219
3 7 Jenna Martin CAN 51.98 Q . 0.174
4 3 Omolara Omotosho NGR 52.11 q . 0.221
5 6 Raysa Sánchez DOM 52.47 . 0.190
6 2 Aauri Lorena Bokesa ESP 53.67 . 0.158
7 5 Zourah Ali DJI 1:05.37 .

Heat 4
03 August 2012 - 12:24
Position Lane Athlete Country Mark . React
1 6 Sanya Richards-Ross USA 51.78 Q . 0.216
2 8 Carol Rodríguez PUR 52.19 Q . 0.187
3 4 Tjipekapora Herunga NAM 52.31 Q . 0.197
4 5 Pinar Saka TUR 52.38 . 0.199
5 3 Sviatlana Usovich BLR 52.40 . 0.206
6 7 Phumlile Ndzinisa SWZ 53.95 . 0.224
7 2 Hristina Risteska MKD 1:00.86 . 0.214

Heat 5
03 August 2012 - 12:32
Position Lane Athlete Country Mark . React
1 8 Antonina Krivoshapka RUS 50.75 Q . 0.223
2 2 Alina Lohvynenko UKR 52.08 Q . 0.184
3 4 Lee McConnell GBR 52.23 Q . 0.222
4 5 Moa Hjelmer SWE 52.86 . 0.189
5 6 Ambwene Simukonda MAW 54.20 (NR) 0.241
6 7 Danielle Alakija FIJ 56.77 . 0.289
. 3 Kanika Beckles GRN DNS .

Heat 6
03 August 2012 - 12:40
Position Lane Athlete Country Mark . React
1 4 Novlene Williams-Mills JAM 50.88 Q . 0.269
2 7 Nataliya Pyhyda UKR 51.09 Q (PB) 0.190
3 6 Libania Grenot ITA 52.13 Q . 0.205
4 3 Joelma Sousa BRA 52.69 . 0.182
5 5 Bianca Razor ROU 52.83 . 0.195
6 8 Maziah Mahusin BRU 59.28 (NR) 0.194
. 2 Kineke Alexander VIN DNF . 0.206

Heat 7
03 August 2012 - 12:48
Position Lane Athlete Country Mark . React
1 6 Regina George NGR 51.24 Q . 0.175
2 8 Yulia Gushchina RUS 51.54 Q . 0.190
3 4 Marlena Wesh HAI 51.98 Q . 0.192
4 5 Amy Mbacke Thiam SEN 53.23 . 0.227
5 2 Olesea Cojuhari MDA 53.64 . 0.183
6 3 Graciela Martins GBS 58.30 . 0.237
. 7 Jennifer Padilla COL DQ . 0.187

[dj]

T&FN formchart still alive after round 1

1. Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)
2. Amantle Montsho (Botswana)
3. Antonina Krivoshapka (Russia)
4. Novlene Williams-Mills (Jam)
5. Christine Ohuruogu (Gr Britain)
6. Yuliya Gushchina (Russia)
7. Tatyana Firova (Russia)
8. Deedee Trotter (USA)
9. Francena McCorory (USA)
10. Rosemarie Whyte (Jamaica)

[Weights&Shoes]

SEMI-FINALS STARLIST:

400 Metres - W Semi-Final
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1:
Saturday 04 August 2012 - 20:05

2 2104 Joanne Cuddihy [IRELAND]
3 2536 Tjipekapora Herunga [NAMIBIA]
4 3313 Sanya Richards-Ross [UNITED STATES]
5 2862 Yulia Gushchina [RUSSIA]
6 2209 Rosemarie Whyte [JAMAICA]
7 1866 Christine Ohuruogu [GREAT BRITAIN & N.I.]
8 2343 Joy Nakhumicha Sakari [KENYA]
9 1313 Jenna Martin [CANADA]

Heat 2:

2 2154 Libania Grenot [ITALY]
3 2026 Aliann Pompey [GUYANA]
4 2581 Regina George [NIGERIA]
5 1214 Amantle Montsho [BOTSWANA]
6 3307 Francena McCorory [UNITED STATES]
7 2195 Christine Day [JAMAICA]
8 1851 Shana Cox [GREAT BRITAIN & N.I.]
9 3172 Alina Lohvynenko [UKRAINE]

Heat 3:

2 1864 Lee McConnell [GREAT BRITAIN & N.I.]
3 2585 Omolara Omotosho [NIGERIA]
4 3321 Deedee Trotter [UNITED STATES]
5 2873 Antonina Krivoshapka [RUSSIA]
6 3182 Nataliya Pyhyda [UKRAINE]
7 2213 Novlene Williams-Mills [JAMAICA]
8 2750 Carol Rodríguez [PUERTO RICO]
9 2030 Marlena Wesh [HAITI]

[t_monk]

Semi 1: SRR v Ohuruogu v Whyte v Gushchina

Semi 2: Montsho v McCorory v George v Day

Semi 3: Krivoshopka v Trotter v Williams-Mills

Hardest semi.... SRR... Fortunately she got the luck of the draw and got a lane 3

[Peter Michaelson]

Little q for the Guyanese runner means we have not seen the last days of Pompey.

[Gabriella]

This was the draw I didn't want, SRR and CO in the same SF. That is definitely the tougher draw, although Guschina did struggle in round 1 so may not be the threat we thought

[t_monk]

This was the draw I didn't want, SRR and CO in the same SF. That is definitely the tougher draw, although Guschina did struggle in round 1 so may not be the threat we thought

With SRR right behind her, Gushchina is going get out fast I think and with being in a center lance she will be able to judge her race much better than the heats. I am guessing everyone is going to raise their game come the semi's and I expect CO, Whyte and Gushchina will make SRR work for it... Sub-50 in the semi finals for SRR me thinks.

[j-a-m]

Semi 1: SRR v Ohuruogu v Whyte v Gushchina

Semi 2: Montsho v McCorory v George v Day

Semi 2: Krivoshopka v Trotter v Williams-Mills

Hardest semi.... SRR... Fortunately she got the luck of the draw and got a lane 3

Yes, semi 1 probably the toughest, and 2 the easiest.

Prediction for semi 1: SRR, Whyte, CO

[Alan Shank]

Semi 1: SRR v Ohuruogu v Whyte v Gushchina

Semi 2: Montsho v McCorory v George v Day

Semi 3: Krivoshopka v Trotter v Williams-Mills

Hardest semi.... SRR... Fortunately she got the luck of the draw and got a lane 3

That's 4; they're not using lane one, apparently.
GUshchina and KrivoshApka both went out fast; GUshchina did not finish well, I thought.
Cheers,
Alan Shank

[dj]

Little q for the Guyanese runner means we have not seen the last days of Pompey.

Give her the old Rod Dixon helmet cam and we'd get the View from Pompey's head!

[Flumpy]

This was the draw I didn't want, SRR and CO in the same SF.

Yeah but whose fault it that