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It did not take lengthy for A. Palšyte to achieve the finals – the Lithuanian took thirteenth place, and the norm for the finals was 1 m 92 cm.
A.Palšytė handed the 1 m 89 cm restrict in one of the best try. (1.76/1 1.81/1 1.85/1 1.89/3 1.92/xxx). After the fights ended, A.Palšytė went to the judges’ bench and defined to them for greater than 20 minutes and appeared by means of the protocols of the competitors.
The Lithuanian was joined by Greek Tatiana Gusin, who took 14th place with the identical results of 189 cm.
“We had been looking for out if I and the Greek girl made it to the finals,” mentioned A. Palšytė. – In accordance with all the foundations of our sport, it’s potential to ask 14 individuals to the ultimate.
If there are individuals who’ve jumped the identical peak equally, then all athletes who’ve overcome that peak must be invited.
189 cm was overcome by 8 athletes, however there they crossed the road and left us behind. Perhaps we used extra alternatives and makes an attempt, however principally, we lined the identical peak. These six athletes who made it to the highest 12 reached 189 cm – similar to us and the Greek.
I can say that there have been such precedents within the Olympic Video games, when the athletes themselves conform to such an choice that 14 individuals enter the ultimate and don’t even dance larger within the qualification.
Due to this fact, we submit a protest and ask to ask 14 athletes to the ultimate as an alternative of 12 individuals. Then I might additionally qualify, and the Greek girl would qualify for the ultimate”, A. Palšytė commented on the state of affairs.
On Friday night, A.Palšytė and the Greek girl filed protests and so they had been rejected an hour later. Nonetheless, after submitting appeals in opposition to the rejection of the protests, the case can be heard on Saturday.
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