Ghana’s Benjamin Azamati has described his 9th place finish in the semifinals of the men’s 100m event as “possibly the worst race he’s had this season.”
The Ghanaian sprinter did not advance to the Men’s 100-metre finals at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, after placing ninth in Heat One of the semifinals.
Azamati ran a time of 10.17 seconds, slower than his previous heat time of 10.06 seconds which had secured his spot in the semifinals.
At the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, Azamati also failed to advance past the semifinals.
The first heat was won by Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, who set a personal best with a time of 9.81 seconds. Reigning World champion Noah Lyles came in second with a time of 9.83 seconds, while Great Britain’s Louie Hinchliffe finished third with a time of 9.97 seconds.
Following the race, Azamati reflected on several aspects he believed he could have improved to achieve a better result.
Obviously, it was not one of my best races this season, probably one of the worst, but I can’t complain looking back at what this season has been man. To say that I’ll be here I think, you know, I’ve worked hard to get here being in the semi-final.
“I think it was good for me getting in there but obviously I couldn’t put together a good race in the semi-final. Now it’s still a learning process, the only way we can move forward is not giving up, you know.
“There’s still Olympics to go, there’s still World Championships next year, so my head is still high, you know. Just get back to training, get back to training hard and then you know come back and do it next time.
