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An emotional Kenny Bednarek expressed his disappointment after losing the 100m at the Paris Olympic Games.
Failing to get a medal in the men’s 100m final at the Paris Olympic Games is something that might bug Kenny Bednarek for a very long time.
The Olympic 200m silver medallist was waiting for his moment of breakthrough in the men’s 100m, this time around even going for a gold medal but his dreams were shattered as he did not even finish near the podium.
Bednarek faded to a seventh-place finish in a time of 9.88 seconds as Noah Lyles claimed the win in 9.79 seconds. Kishane Thompson came in close second, milliseconds later, clocking 9.79 seconds too.
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14:32 - 15.11.2024
'It needed to happen' - Fred Kerley reveals how New York Grand Prix mishap shaped his career trajectory
Olympic bronze medalist Fred Kerley has recently opened up about how a mishap at the 2024 New York Grand Prix in the build up to the 2024 Paris Olympics fueled his qualification for the games.
Former world champion Fred Kerley completed the podium, clocking 9.81 seconds to win his second individual medal at the Olympic Games. Fred Kerley had won a silver at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, finishing second behind Marcell Jacobs who was the surprise winner.
Speaking in the Netflix ‘Sprint’ docuseries, Kenny Bednarek was filmed in tears as he revealed his frustrations of not winning races. He has been unfortunate in a number of his outings, either finishing second or completely outside the podium bracket and this season, he was hoping to show up in his greatest form.
Kenny Bednarek said: “I’m tired of losing.”
Coming off a disappointing 100m race, Kenny Bednarek had all it took to fight for a podium finish in the men’s 200m. He was impressive in the heats and semifinal, winning both before finishing second behind Letsile Tebogo in the final. Bednarek beat reigning Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles who later claimed to have COVID-19.
Kenny Bednarek continued his great form after the Olympic Games, finishing third in the men’s 200m at the Diamond League Meeting in Silesia. The American sprint king proceeded to the meeting in Zurich where he finished an impressive second before claiming top honours in the Diamond League Meeting final in Brussels.
Next season will be another chance for him to try get the gold medal, competing in the 100m and 200m at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
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07:15 - 07.11.2024
'My fiancée is at home'- Noah Lyles dismisses rematch pleas from YouTube star as he runs back to Junelle Bromfield
After beating IShowSpeed in a 50m race, Noah Lyles declined a rematch, urging the 21-year-old to train for the US trials instead while he headed home to his fiancée and $100,000 prize.
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