Keshorn fails in bid for third straight Olympic javelin medal
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Keshorn Walcott, of Trinidad and Tobago, competes in the qualification round of the men s javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Wednesday (Tuesday night TT time), in Tokyo. (AP PHOTO) -
TRINIDAD and Tobago s Keshorn Walcott will not advance to the men s javelin throw final at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
On Tuesday night (TT time), during the preliminary round, Walcott, the 2012 London Olympics champ and 2016 Rio de Janiero Games bronze medallist, threw distances of 76.13 metres, 79.13m and 79.33m.
Any athlete who throws 83.50m and over in the qualifiers automatically advance to the final.
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