Failing to get a medal in the men’s 100m final at the is something that might bug for a very long time.
The 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 claimed the win in 9.79 seconds. Kishane Thompson came in close second, milliseconds later, clocking 9.79 seconds too.
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 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, 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, 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 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 theMeeting in Silesia. The 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 in Tokyo, Japan.
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.