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Men's 400 Meter Finals Were HISTORIC! __ 2024 Paris Olympic Games
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8/7/2024
Men's 400 Meter Finals Were HISTORIC! __ 2024 Paris Olympic Games
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It is finally time for one of the most anticipated and intense finals that we will see in 2024.
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It's the men's 400 meter finals featuring some of the fastest athletes in recent memory.
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In this final, we have so many historic names set to compete.
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We have Karani James from Grenada, a three-time Olympic medalist looking to make it four.
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We have the 2022 world champion, Michael Norman.
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We have the world's fastest athlete this season in Matthew Hudson-Smith from Great
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Britain.
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And we have many other incredible athletes such as Doreem Richards, Musala Samukonga,
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and Christopher Bailey from the US.
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Also a big shout out to Samuel Ogazi from Nigeria, who ran a time of 44.41 in the qualifying
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rounds.
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And speaking of that semis, we saw something that we have never seen before, because this
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was the fastest 400 meter semis in history.
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Here's a crazy fact for you, in 2023, the 400 meter world champion was Antonio Watson
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from Jamaica, who achieved a time of 44.22 seconds.
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And unbelievably, we had not one, not two, not even three, but four athletes running
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faster than that world championship gold medal in this year's semifinals.
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For these semis, these athletes went absolutely crazy, with Karani James leading the way at
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43.78 seconds.
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To get under 44 is already an all time achievement, as only 24 athletes in the history of the
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men's 400 have gone under 44.
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And yet, we saw three in the semifinals getting under 44.
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There is a reason why many announcers, commentators, and fans are saying that this could be one
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of the fastest 400 meter races of all time.
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Because with a semifinals like this, which demanded a time of 44.41 seconds just to qualify
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into the finals, we are certainly set to see something incredible come this year's finals.
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Now right now, the fastest man in the world still stands with Matthew Hudson-Smith from
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Great Britain, who holds a season's best of 43.74 seconds.
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This time was achieved on home soil for Hudson-Smith, as he achieved this world number one ranking
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at this year's Diamond League meeting in London.
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This world leading mark puts him as one of the clear favorites for this Olympic final.
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And what's also at stake is some intense history for Great Britain, because Great Britain has
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not won a men's 400 title in the Olympics since 1924, exactly 100 years ago at the Paris
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Olympics.
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So if Hudson-Smith does achieve such a gold, it would be one of the greatest moments not
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just for Hudson-Smith, but for Great Britain as well.
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Now as we mentioned, Karani James had the fastest qualifying time with a run of 43.78.
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And since 2012, when he won the Olympic gold in this event, he has won every single medal
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in the 400.
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In 2016, he won the silver, and then in the 2020 Olympics, he won the bronze medal in
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the 400.
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But given this insane qualifying time, he is also looking to be one of the clear favorites
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for a medal.
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Now the current world record stands at 43.03 seconds, set by Wade Van Niekerk back in 2016.
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And this record has stood strong against any other competition by more than three-tenths
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of a second since it was set now eight years ago.
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But some people are actually calling for these athletes to challenge that mark of Wade
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Van Niekerk.
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And even though this world record is considered as one of the greatest all-time records in
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track history, perhaps these athletes can challenge a 43.03.
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So now, without further ado, let's head down to the track and see how this men's
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400 final unfolded.
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After a fair start, these athletes got off to a burning opening 100.
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And through the opening 100 meters, the athlete that was leading was Jereme Richards in 10.69
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seconds, followed by Karani James in 10.75, followed by Matthew Hudson-Smith in 10.81.
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This is a very quick opening 100, and through the 200 meter mark, Jereme Richards was a
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man on a mission, splitting a time of 20.46, with Hudson-Smith close in 20.62, and Karani
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James was right behind in 20.63.
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This is pretty much world record tempo at this point, and it's almost a guarantee
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that the first half will be faster than the second half.
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Because if this race ended up being an even split, that would put Jereme Richards under
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41 seconds, which was not going to happen.
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Now through the 300 meter mark, things officially started to change, with Hudson-Smith making
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his move, dropping a split time of 31.35.
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At this point in the race, he was already moving past Jereme Richards, and beyond that,
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he was pretty much gapping everyone else in the field.
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However, over the final 50 meters, Quincy Hall from the United States turned on the
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smoke, and he ended up taking this win with a time of 43.40 seconds.
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This is now the 4th fastest time ever run in the Open 400, now only falling behind Wade
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Van Niekerk, Butch Reynolds, and Michael Johnson, and this was the perfect race at the perfect
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time for Quincy Hall.
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Now finishing in 2nd was Matthew Hudson-Smith in 43.44 seconds, which now makes him the
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5th fastest athlete of all time, and this destroyed his own European record by 3 full
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tenths of a second.
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And speaking of his previous European record, Musala Samakonga from Zambia ended up bringing
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home the bronze medal in 43.74 seconds.
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Now rounding out these top 8 were Jereme Richards in 4th, who ran a splendid time of 43.78 to
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again break a national record, and finishing in 5th was Karani James, followed by Christopher
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Bailey, Samuel Ogazi, and finishing in 8th was Michael Norman in 45.62.
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I'm not exactly sure if something happened with Michael Norman, but he did not run the
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race that he clearly wanted.
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Thanks for watching everyone, and as always, until next time.
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