Ghana’s Benjamin Azamati has described his men’s semi-final 100m at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris as one of the worst in his career.
The runner and Abdul Rasheed Saminu missed out on a place in the final of the men’s 100-meter race.
The duo clocked 10.17s and 10.05s in their respective semi-final heats on Sunday, which was not enough to secure a place in the final.
Azamati crossed the finish line in ninth place in the race won by Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, while world champion Noah Lyles came in second.
Reacting to his performance, Azameti admitted that this was one of his worst performances, but he has learnt lessons from it and will do better next time.
“Obviously, it was not one of my best races this season. It was probably one of the worst. But I cannot complain. Looking back and seeing what this season has been, to say I will be here, I will say I have worked hard to get here. Being in the semi-final, I think it was good for me. Obviously, I couldn’t put up a good race in the semi-final. Now, it is still a learning process. The only way we can move forward is by not giving up. There are still the Olympics to go, and there is still a world championship next year. So my head is still high. Just get back to training hard and come back and do well next time,” he said.
On the lessons he had learnt from the games, he said that it was more about controlling his emotions, and he did his best in the semi-final, and it was important to run more mentally than physically.
He said he has been able to master that well, and he will put in the work and do better next time.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
