Sri Lanka’s Tharushi Karunaratne placed 8th in the 800-meter 2024 Paris Olympics race today with a time of 2:07:76 seconds.
Despite this results, karunaratne have another opportunity to advance as she competes in repechage round scheduled for August 3rd.
Repechage round is a new feature in the Paris Olympics 2024 track events that provide competitors who do not qualify directly from preliminary heats a second chance to progress. The term ‘repechage’ derive from French word ‘repecher’ meaning to rescue. The format replaces the previous ‘lucky loser ‘system, allowing athletes to reenter the competition based on their performance in the repechage rounds.
Under the updated format the sequences of races including qualifying heats, repechage, semifinals, and finals. The new approach ensures that athletes who advance through the repechage round will have completed a minimum of two races, potentially offering them a competitive advantage by participating in additional rounds.
Source: hirunews.lk
