There are few athletes who deserve an Olympic medal more than Akani Simbine, and he's looking good for the Paris Games.
A five-time finalist at major international championships, Simbine is still hunting for his first medal.Simbine is one of the most underrated sprinters in the world, and he is barely mentioned in international prediction lists when medal contenders are discussed in the men’s 100m dash at major global championships.
And if he ever has a chance to end his top-flight drought, this could be it, as he prepares to line up in a wide open contest in the 100m dash in Paris.
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