- Peasgood crosses the line in fourth place in women’s event
- Disappointment for Ellis after ‘mechanical failure’ in men’s event
As Annouck Curzillat and her guide Celine Bousrez came onto the final stretch there appeared to be no danger. With 500m remaining of the women’s triathlon for visually impaired athletes the French pair were approaching a bronze medal calmly, running within themselves. Then, suddenly, around the corner and into the Odaiba Marine Park burst Alison Peasgood and Nikki Bartlett.
The British pair were gunning it, running at full throttle, pushing to the last for a medal. The gap was 80m, 60, 40, the noisy cohort of national associations gathered at trackside had dashed to the barriers, straining to see the action. Then, with the finish line in touching distance, the French found just that little bit extra and Peasgood found she had given it all. She crossed the line in fourth place and collapsed immediately onto the floor, volunteers dashing over to douse her in water.
