'A mixed bag of emotions' as rocky road to Tokyo extended until 2021

The pinned tweet at the head of Natalya Coyle’s Twitter feed dates back to August of last year.

“I’ve just QUALIFIED FOR THE TOKYO OLYMPICS!!” wrote the modern pentathlete who had claimed a top-10 finish at the Rio Games back in 2016. The capital letters and extra exclamation mark were her’s. So too the Irish and Japanese flags and accompanying fire symbols.