Our Tokyo 2020 Olympian Liam Jegou has qualified through to the semi-final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the C1 Men category in 11th place. After travelling out to Tokyo 2 weeks prior to the Games in order to train on the Olympic venue and acclimatise, Liam looks set to produce a brilliant result overall in the event.
This mornings heats provided some serious challenges for the field, with many of the worlds best struggling to get to grips with the course, with mistakes and penalties being strewn throughout the race. Liam proved no exception to this, incurring a 50 second penalty on his first run, leaving him at the bottom of the results with everything to do in the second run. Luckily, Liam’s class prevailed, putting down a solid and composed run of 104.4 seconds including a 2 second penalty to see him safely through to tomorrow’s semi-final.
With athletes having only 1 run in the semi-final it is anyone’s game, with the medals being decided later tomorrow in the final. Liam will race tomorrow morning at 6:12 Irish time with live coverage on RTE starting at 6am, available on your television or on the RTE Player
Make sure to tune in and give Liam every bit of support possible!!
