Four more Razorbacks continue Olympic journeys in Paris

PARIS (KNWA) — Four more Razorback track & field athletes kept their Olympic journeys alive on Monday at Stade de France.

Rojé Stona advanced to the finals in the discus event with a mark of 214-4 (65.32). He was sixth-best overall and ranked second in Group B. Stona was one of three Jamaicans to advance to the final.

PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 05: Roje Stona of Team Jamaica competes during the Men’s Discus Throw Qualification on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – Slovenia’s Tina Sutej competes in the women’s pole vault qualification of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 05: Amber Anning of Great Britain and Martina Weil of Chile compete during Women’s 400m Round 1 of the Athletics on Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games on August 5, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo By Alvaro Diaz/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Jamaica’s Nickisha Pryce competes in the women’s 400m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

Three Razorbacks advance to Olympic finals in long jump, 800-meter

The discus final will be on August 7 at 1:25 p.m. CST.

Tina Šutej advanced to the final in pole vault with a 14-5.25 (4.40) in qualifying, finishing in a nine-way tie for 12th place. 20 vaulters will compete in the final.

The women’s pole vault final is set for noon CST on August 7.

Amber Anning and Nickisha Pryce both advanced to the semifinals in the 400-meter. Pryce won her heat with a time of 50.02 in lane 8. Anning also won her heat with a 48.96 in lane 8.

Alexis Holmes, who trains in Fayetteville, placed second in her heat with a 50.35.

The women’s 400-meter final is set for August 9 at 1 p.m. CST.