The American Quincy Hall won Olympic gold in the 400 metres on Wednesday, with a sprint that took victory away from Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith at the finish line.
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The Briton headed into the final stretch in the lead Stade de France After a good start that he knew how to manage, but Hall chased him from his right to reach the finish line with a time of 43.40, the fifth best of all time.
Quincy Hall celebrates Olympic gold in the men’s 400m final at Paris 2024
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Hudson-Smith improved his European record, with 43.44, and the Zambian Muzala Samukonga He took bronze with 43.74.
At 26 years old, and after winning a bronze medal at the 2023 Budapest World Championships, Quincy Hall finally won the first Olympic medal of his career in Paris.
The night was disappointing for Granada’s Kirani James, who had come with the ambition of repeating in Paris the gold he won at the age of 19 in London-2012. The athlete, who was in good form, with a silver at the Eugene-2022 world championships and having won the Diamond League in the distance in 2022 and 2023, had a difficult start that he was unable to overcome and finished only fifth, with a time of 43.87.
AFP
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