Nice Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith missed out on Olympic 400m gold by four-hundredths of a second in a dramatic end at Paris 2024.
The 29-year-old improved his European document to 43.44 seconds however was pipped on the road by American Quincy Corridor, who triumphed in a private finest 43.40 in an exciting conclusion.
It was one other agonising near-miss on a worldwide stage for Hudson-Smith, who went inside 0.09secs of the world title 12 months in the past.
Hudson-Smith, who was favorite for gold because the quickest man on this planet in 2024, turns into the primary Briton to make the Olympic males’s 400m podium in 28 years.
This was one other excellent efficiency by Hudson-Smith, who was denied gold solely by a sensational end by Corridor, who chased down his rivals within the closing phases.
The British athlete held the lead coming in to the house straight however was unable to carry out as Corridor fought his method from third to first.
Hudson-Smith needed to put three years of “absolute hell” behind him to win world bronze in 2022, earlier than going so near his first international triumph in Budapest final 12 months.
Silver on the Stade de France introduced a mix of feelings for Hudson-Smith, decided to win gold however undoubtedly pleased with his journey to this second.
“It’s simply the beginning actually. Time to construct,” Hudson-Smith, who’s now the fifth quickest 400m runner in historical past, advised BBC Sport.
“I am wholesome. My time goes to come back, it’s only a matter of time.”
Zambian 21-year-old Muzala Samukonga took bronze in 43.74, as 5 athletes ran beneath 44 seconds in a single race for the primary time.
