Sani Brown misses out on 100m final for first time in 92 years by 3/100ths of a second, but his time of 9.96 seconds is a new personal best (August 5, 2024)

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (25), competing in the semi-finals to become the first Japanese athlete in 92 years to advance to the men’s 100m final, appeared in the third qualifying group. To advance to the finals, he needed to finish in the top two or to beat the Japanese record with a time of 9.93 seconds or faster. With relay representatives Yoshihide Kiryu (28) and Daiki Yanagida (21) watching from the venue, Sani Brown got off to a good start in lane 5, and made a comeback in the second half to finish in 4th place. His time of 9.96 seconds was 3/100ths of a second short of the final qualifying line. He was just 1/100th of a second away from the Japanese record of 9.95 seconds held by Ryota Yamagata (32). Although he did not advance to the finals, he improved his personal best and also beat the Japanese Olympic record of 10.02 seconds that he set in the qualifying round.[TV Asahi terrestrial broadcasting schedule]■August 8th (Thursday) 4:48pm ~ Men’s table tennis team semi-finals ■August 10th (Saturday) or 11th (Sunday) Women’s volleyball third place match or finals ■August 12th (Monday) 7pm ~ Paris Olympics highlights *Broadcast schedule is subject to change
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