Track and field qualifiers

We thought our athletics ticket today included some finals, but it
turned out it was only the qualifying rounds of several events. We saw
the women's 200m heats and long jump and javelin throw qualifiers.

This was our first time inside the new national stadium (bird's nest).
We dealt with the usual confusion at the entry gates and climbed all
the way up to section H305. Our view of the field was pretty decent
regardless of the height.

We had never been to any track and field events before, so we didn't
realize that it can be kind of disorienting. All the events happen at
the same time with the announcer switching back and forth. So it's
really hard to actually keep track.

The javelin throw was dominated by Europeans, with the exception of
China's Zhang Li whose throw of 61.77 put her in 9th place but in
qualifying position. The US and Jamaica were the top runners in the
200. The long jump had a good mix of people, with US and Greek
athletes taking the top qualifying spots.

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