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Holloway dominated his heat, qualifying for the semi-finals on 13.01 seconds, with Parchment barely qualifying despite underwhelming heat.
American hurdle sensation Grant Holloway made a strong statement in the Paris 2024 Olympics by dominating heat five of the 110-meter hurdles. Holloway, the reigning world champion, clocked an impressive 13.01 seconds to win his heat and keep his dream of Olympic gold alive.
Holloway is aiming to redeem himself after a silver medal finish at the Tokyo 2020 Games, where a mistake allowed Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment to snatch victory.
Holloway led from start to finish, demonstrating his elite form, with Jamaica's Rasheed Broadbell and France’s Sasha Zhoya finishing second and third respectively.
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13:15 - 04.08.2024
Paris 2024 Olympics: Bigger blow for Jamaica as Shericka Jackson decides to pull out of the 200m
Jackson, who pulled out of participating in the 100m, has now made the surprising decision to pull out of her specialist 200m race as well.
In a surprising turn of events, defending Olympic champion Hansle Parchment struggled in heat three, finishing fifth with a time of 13.43 seconds. Parchment, who was expected to comfortably advance, had a poor start but managed to pick up momentum mid-race.
However, it was too late, and he finished behind Antoine Andrews, who tied with him on time, and America’s Daniel Roberts, who took second place, with Milan Trajkovic finishing fourth. Despite his disappointing performance, Parchment narrowly advanced to the semi-finals, avoiding a potential repechage round.
China’s Xu Zhuoyi won the heat in 13.40 seconds, making it one of the slower heats of the event.
In heat two, American Freddie Crittenden faced challenges after a poor start, seemingly believing the race would be recalled. He will now hope to make it through to the semi-finals via the repechage round, having not been disqualified.
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22:45 - 03.08.2024
Paris 2024 Olympics: The worrying reason Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pulled out of the women's 100m semis
Fraser-Pryce was handed a DNS in the second semi-final of the women's 100m race at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic games.
The heat was won by Louis François Mendy of Senegal in 13.31 seconds, with Orlando Bennett of Jamaica finishing second in 13.35 seconds.
Japan’s Rachid Muratake emerged victorious in heat one, posting a time of 13.22 seconds, followed by Spain’s Enrique Llopis and Brazil’s Eduardo de Deus.
Meanwhile, Switzerland’s Jason Joseph claimed heat four in 13.26 seconds, edging out Italy’s Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli and Japan’s Izumiya Shunsuke, who were closely behind.
With the heats concluded, athletes now turn their focus to the semi-finals, where the competition will intensify as they vie for a spot in the final and the chance to claim Olympic glory.
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21:58 - 03.08.2024
American football legend Shannon Sharpe on how Sha'Carri Richardson is similar to iconic sprinter Flo-Jo
Sharpe has revealed how similar Sha'Carri Richardson is to Flo-Jo, the fastest woman ever -recorded, and also weighed in on Team Jamaica's chances without Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shericka Jackson in the 100m of the Paris Olympic games.
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