Paris 2024: Benjamin Azamati and Abdul Rasheed Saminu Fail to Qualify for 100m Final
- Benjamin Azamati and Abdul Rasheed Saminu have failed to qualify for the 100m final
- Saminu will now compete in the 200m and the 4X100m for Ghana at the Olympic Games
- Azamati will also join the 4X100 team for the relay in Paris as Ghana eyes a medal
Ghana's chances of reaching the final of the 100m at the Olympic Games were dashed after Benjamin Azamati and Abdul Rasheed Saminu failed to qualify.
Both athletes struggled in the semi-final, failing to secure a spot in the last eight at Paris 2024.
Having impressed in the heats, there were hopes the US-based sprinters could go a step further by making history in Paris.
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Azamati clocked 10.17 in semi-final 1 to finish in 9th place while Saminu made a time of 10.05 in semi-final three.
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The pair will now switch their attention to the 4X100m relay in hopes of getting through to the final and possibly winning a medal for the West African nation.
Meanwhile, Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville of Jamaica reached the final alongside the US trio of Fred Kerley, Kenneth Bednarek and Noah Lyles. Botswana's Letsile Tebogo and Akani Simbine of South Africa are the only Africans in the line up.
Gold medalist from Tokyo 2020 Larmont Marcell Jacobs completes the list.
Azamati and Saminu turn to 4X100m
Having failed to reach the final of the 100m, Azamati and Saminu will join Joseph Paul Amoah, Isaac Botsio and Fuseini Ibrahim for the 4X100m relay.
Saminu is also in contention to compete in the 200m as Team Ghana keep their hopes alive for a medal in Paris.
Speaking to journalist, Raymond Nyamador of Zed Multimedia Ghana, he stated that the best for the country could come from the 4X100m relay.
He told Yen.com.gh:
"Saminu has showed great potential will Azamati has been a little inconsistent but their numbers in the 100m could be positive for the 4X100M. Combining with Joe Paul Amoah and Isaac Botsio, the team can deliver.
"However, the one thing that they have to pay particular attention to is the baton change, that has been our bane for sometime but if they master that, then we are good to go."
Yeboah fails to qualify for final
Earlier, Yen.com.gh reported that Rose Yeboah's bid to win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris came to a crashing end after failing to make the mark during the qualifiers on Friday morning.
The Ghanaian high jumper hit the bar to 1.92m after three attempts to miss out on the next stage.
Yeboah arrived in Paris after winning Gold at the African Games before sealing qualification to the Olympic Games following a 1.97m jump at the NCAA in Eugene.
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