- Quincy Hall of USA wins gold with late surge
- Hudson-Smith takes silver in time of 43.44sec
Fingers were starting to touch the keyboard. Intros being formulated, allusions to history made. “Matt Hudson‑Smith last night became the first Briton since Eric Liddell in 1924 to wi …” And then Quincy Hall came from the gods to have everyone pressing the delete key.
The 26-year-old American is known as an epic closer. But with 50 metres left of this Olympic men’s 400m final, we all thought he was too far back. Hudson-Smith was five or six metres ahead of him, the gold medal strides away. But then came the gut punch.
Written by Sean Ingle at the Stade de France
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/07/team-gb-matt-hudson-smith-denied-olympic-gold-in-mens-400m-final under the title “GB’s Matt Hudson-Smith denied Olympic gold in men’s 400m thriller”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
