BILLINGE athlete Harry Coppell makes his Olympic debut in Tokyo tomorrow in the pole vault qualifying round.
The 25-year-old back-to-back British champion will be in action from 1.40am UK time.
Coppell has expressed his excitement ahead of the tournament - overcoming a mishap in training last week when the the bar crashed into his front teeth.
The former Chapel End school pupil is the current British record holder with a height of 5.85m.Ā
The pole vault qualifying stage is 31 July with the final on 3 August.
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN šš
ā Harry Coppell (@Harry_Coppell) July 29, 2021
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Athletics starts tomorrow and Iām ready to go! šŖš½
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MENS POLE VAULT QUALIFICATION
SATURDAY 1:40AM !UK TIME! š¬š§
-#polevault #tokyo2020 #olympics #teamgb @tokyo2020 @teamgb @Olympics pic.twitter.com/VHo4mk2gXR
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