Akani Simbine narrowly misses 100m medal in Paris but remains a national hero, inspiring future sprinters in South Africa.
Akani Simbine narrowly misses 100m medal in Paris but remains a national hero, inspiring future sprinters.
Over the years the 30-year-old speedster has had his fair share of heartbreak in the 100m finals, having finished fifth in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, fourth in Tokyo in 2021, and now fourth in Paris, having made three Olympic finals in a row. On Sunday, he broke his own South African record with his time of 9.82sec – a time that would have been good enough to beat former champions Carl Lewis, Linford Christie, Donovan Bailey, Maurice Greene and Justin Gatlin to win the gold medal at the Olympic Games from 1984 to 2004.
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