- Holly Bradshaw won a bronze medal in Tokyo in 2021
- Unfortunately, she failed to qualify for the pole vault today.
- She almost landed on a cameraman today at the Games
This was the moment Team GB’s Holly Bradshaw nearly landed on a cameraman after a disastrous pole vault at the Paris Olympics.
Bradshaw, 32, unfortunately failed to clear the 4.4 metre bar after three attempts at the pole vault qualifying event, which was held today at the Stade de France, just north of Paris.
In one of her attempts, she accidentally threw herself to the right, nearly flying into a cameraman standing at the side of the event site.
For a few seconds she was out of sight of the cameras. When the lenses found her again, they saw her stand up and dust herself off.
Although she initially had a steely look on her face, she soon burst into tears, prompting her fellow pole vaulter Molly Caudery to comfort her.
Holly Bradshaw, 32, (pictured) unfortunately failed to clear the 4.4m bar after three attempts to qualify for the pole vault
In one of her attempts, she accidentally threw herself to the right, nearly flying into a cameraman standing at 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 to claim bronze for Great Britain
With 10 gold, 12 silver and 16 bronze medals, the United Kingdom is currently in 6th place
She was out of sight of the cameras for a few seconds. When the cameras found her again, they saw her get up and brush herself off.
Bradshaw failed to qualify just three years after the Tokyo Olympics, where she threw herself 4.85m to take bronze for Great Britain.
But she wasn’t the only British woman to fail to qualify, with Caudery also failing to clear the 4.55m bar in her three attempts.
An emotional Caudery told BBC Sport after the crushing defeat: ‘It’s heartbreaking. This is not the Olympic experience I was hoping for.
“I feel so bad for 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’m going to 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.”
However, it’s not all doom and gloom for Great Britain, as Team GB currently sit high in the overall medal table.
Although she initially had a steely look on her face, she soon burst into tears, requiring fellow British pole vaulter Molly Caudery (pictured, back) to comfort her.
Caudery also failed to qualify today
With 10 gold, 12 silver and 16 bronze medals, the United Kingdom is currently in 6th place, behind South Korea, Australia, France, the USA and China.
There are 27 medal events today alone. British fans will be hoping Keely Hodgkinson will have an easier time of it as she goes in search of a long-awaited global gold medal in the women’s 800m, according to Sir Steve Redgrave, who has been giving regular briefings to MailOnline since the start of this year’s Games.
Sir Steve said: ‘The 22-year-old proved herself to be the best in the field in the preliminary rounds and in the semi-final she delivered a truly breathtaking performance. She may well deter the other competitors from even mounting a serious challenge.’