Zharnel Hughes and Louie Hinchliffe BOTH miss out on a place in men’s 100m Olympics final as Team GB hopefuls fall at the final hurdle in Paris
Louie Hinchliffe and Zharnel Hughes have missed out on a place in the men’s 100m final at the Olympics.
The two Team GB hopefuls earned their place in the semis with strong performances in the heats with hopes of reaching the showpiece event in Paris.
After an incredible performance in his heat, it was Hinchliffe who would go first on Sunday, entering a difficult heat including gold-medal hopefuls Oblique Seville and Noah Lyles.
The 22-year-old came close to breaking his personal record, finishing third with a time of 9.97sec that left him with an outside hope of reaching the final.
Strong performances in the the second-semi final would ultimately deny him a place however, leaving British record holder Hughes as Team GB’s final hope of a place.
Louie Hinchliffe missed out on a place in the men’s 100m final after finishing third in his semi
British record holder Zharnel Hughes was also unable to secure a place in Sunday’s showpiece
In a semi-final that included an incredible performance from Kishane Thompson, Hughes struggled to keep up the pace and ultimately finished sixth with a time of 10.01.
Speaking following the disappointing result Hinchliffe lamented falling behind his rivals early on.
‘I think I kind of let the race kind of get out too far ahead of me.’ He told BBC Sport.
‘I kind of was a bit out of it at the start, so I definitely didn’t set myself up too good, but it’s not too bad.’
Just one year ago Hinchliffe had been ranked outside the UK’s top ten with a personal best of 10.17sec.
Hinchliffe detailed his disappointment after narrowly missing out on a place in the final
The former junior golfer then transferred to the University of Houston where he began being mentored by nine-time Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis.
Under Lewis’ watchful eye Hinchliffe has gone from strength to strength ever since, and became the first European ever to win the 100m at the NCAA Track and Field Championships with a personal best time of 9.95.
