Rexburgs’ Hawkins falters in high jump following strong Olympic start

SAINT-DENIS, FRANCE — Chari Hawkins grounded connected her 3 attempts astatine clearing 1.71 meters successful nan precocious jump, dropping her from 5th to 22nd place.

Hawkins began her Paris Olympics quality pinch a beardown showing successful nan 100-meter hurdles, finishing successful 13.16 seconds to gain 1,100 points. After heading into nan 2nd of 7 events successful 5th place, she grounded to clear her first tallness successful nan precocious jump and received zero points, efficaciously removing her from immoderate badge contention.

The Rexburg autochthonal was conscionable 44 points down nan leader, Annik Kaelin of Switzerland, pursuing nan hurdles. Her individual champion successful nan precocious jump is 1.85 meters.

Fellow Americans Taliyah Brooks and Anna Hall entered nan 2nd arena Thursday greeting successful 2nd and sixth place, respectively.

Brooks cleared her first 3 heights, but grounded 3 times astatine 1.8 meters and vanished nan arena pinch 941 points. Hall cleared a 7 jumps finishing 3rd successful nan arena pinch a jump of 1.89 meters to gain 1,093 points.

Through nan first 2 events of nan competition, some Hall (third spot pinch 2,164 points) and Brooks (sixth spot pinch 2,065 points) stay successful badge contention. Katarina Johnson-Thompson, of Great Britain, is nan leader astatine nan mid-day break pinch 2,197 points.

Hawkins’ 1,100 points are up of only Germany’s Sophie Weissenberg, who was injured during warmups of nan hurdles and has yet to compete.

Hawkins, Hall, Brooks and nan women of nan heptathlon will return to Stade de France astatine 11:30 a.m. (MT) for nan changeable put past 200-meter race. The title will reason Friday afternoon.