Disappointing day for the Haven as only 1 bronze medal clinched
A bleak day for the Haven occurred today in Saintland as well-tipped athlete after well-tipped athlete failed to deliver.
The mark was set in the horseracing, as one by one, every Vakolicci horse fell short in the Briskness stakes qualifying, with only Satan's child (who came 4th in the Saintland derby) achieving a place automatically, with Ahulo Goma, Ranger of the Earth and Nothing Matters having to face another round of qualifying.
Vakolicci fans needed some cheering up in the Futsal, yet were denied the chance as Vangaziland capitalised on the absense of talismanic right winger Blacksen Domination and secured a relatively simple 3-1 victory.
Though the Haven kept up its impressive form in Rugby 7s and Roller hockey, our track and field team were decemated in the 400 metres final where, despite the fact that half the field was Vakolicci, it turned out to be 3 of the bottom half and 4th place. Lucian Cipi, who came first in qualifying, slumped to bottom, a trend that would carry on into the pool.
Though hopes were raised in the 200 M breaststroke semi-finals (as half the lanes will be occupied again by Vakolicci), Felix Mozer failed to capitalise in the 200 M backstroke, leaving our only booty from the pool the bronze medal gained in that selfsame race by Georgina Petrenova.
In the Decathlon, John Humph lost his position of first place to relatively unknown Bastian Beauchemin in his weakest event, the high jump. However, Vakolicci athletes do make up 3 of the 4 top positions in the competition, so medals are almost guaranteed.
A note of humour was found in the wrestling events, as female wrestler Jane Pool convincingly defeated Saintlands favourite Thomas Falerius, a blight on the political dogma of a nation in which women are considered incapable of physical work. Pool will go on to face Izaak Lawrence of Darmen in the final.
