This is the moment Team GB‘s Holly Bradshaw nearly landed on a cameraman following a disastrous pole vault at the Paris Olympics today.
Bradshaw, 32, sadly did not make it over the 4.4m bar following three attempts at the Pole Vault qualification, held today at the Stade de France just north of Paris.
One of her attempts saw her accidentally fling herself rightwards, nearly flying into a cameraman stood on the side of the event area.
She could not be seen by cameras for a few seconds – when cameras found her again, she was seen getting to her feet and brushing herself off.
Though she initially had a steely gaze on her face, she quickly burst into tears, forcing fellow GB pole vaulter Molly Caudery to console her.
Holly Bradshaw, 32, (pictured) sadly did not make it over the 4.4m bar following three attempts at the Pole Vault qualification
One of her attempts saw her accidentally fling herself rightwards, nearly flying into a cameraman stood on the side of the event area
Bradshaw’s failure to qualify came just three years after the Tokyo Olympics, where she threw herself 4.85m high to claim a bronze for Britain
With 10 golds, 12 silvers and 16 bronzes, the UK is currently in 6th place
She could not be seen by cameras for a few seconds – when cameras found her again, she was seen getting to her feet and brushing herself off
Bradshaw’s failure to qualify came just three years after the Tokyo Olympics, where she threw herself 4.85m high to claim a bronze for Britain.
But she wasn’t the only Brit who didn’t make it through the qualifiers, as Caudery also failed to make it over the 4.55m bar in her three attempts.
An emotional Caudery told BBC Sport following the crushing defeat: ‘It’s totally heartbreaking. This is not the Olympic experience I was hoping for.
‘I’m just so sorry to everyone back home, I wish I could have done better but I’m going to try and 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 didn’t feel too nervous – I love a big crowd – but for some reason it wasn’t my day.’
It’s not all doom and gloom for Britain, however, as Team GB is currently high up in the overall medal rankings.
Though she initially had a steely gaze on her face, she quickly burst into tears, forcing fellow GB pole vaulter Molly Caudery (pictured, behind) to console her
Caudery also failed to qualify today
With 10 golds, 12 silvers and 16 bronzes, the UK is currently in 6th place, behind South Korea, Australia, France, the US and China.
Today alone, there are 27 medal events. British fans will be hoping that Keely Hodgkinson will have a much easier time of things when she goes in search of a long-overdue global 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 shown herself to be the class of the field in the preliminary rounds and she produced a truly breathtaking display in the semi final that may deter the other competitors from even mounting a serious challenge.’
