It’s a light day Tuesday at the Stade de France, as only two athletes with Washington ties are competing at the olympics track and field venue:
uwtrack rising senior sophie.osullivan makes her Olympic debut 32 years after her mother soniagrith ran for the first time in Barcelona.
O’Sullivan runs in the first round of the women’s 1500 at 1:05am Pacific/10:05am Paris time.
In one of the most anticipated races of the entire Olympic track and field competition, joshhkerr of the brooksbeaststc and britishathletics runs in the finals of the men’s 1500, where he hopes to upgrade his bronze medal from Tokyo.
Kerr goes at 11:50am Pacific/8:50pm Paris time.
I have a preview of the men’s 1500 finals posted. Please check my story for the link.
Recap of their races will be posted on the website!
Photos ©️ Paul Merca
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