Akani Simbine narrowly missed out again on Sunday night, as he was edged into fourth place in the men's 100m final at the Paris Olympics.
Simbine has finished in the top five at three successive editions of the Olympic Games.Sprinter Akani Simbine narrowly missed out again on Sunday night, as he was edged into fourth place in the men’s 100m final at the Olympic Games in Paris.
In the 100m semifinals, Benjamin Richardson ran well, clocking 9.95 seconds for third place in his heat, narrowly missing out on a spot in the final, while Shaun Maswanganyi was fifth in his race in a season’s best of 10.02.In other events yesterday, Prudence Sekgodiso finished second in her 800m heat in 1:57.57, progressing as one of the podium contenders to the final, which will be held at 9.45pm tonight.
Bezuidenhout was nine shots off the pace of American player Scottie Scheffler, who secured the gold medal.
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