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GB’s Matt Hudson-Smith denied Olympic gold in men’s 400m thriller

Quincy Hall of Team United States (left) crosses the line to win gold ahead of silver medalist Matthew Hudson-Smith of Team GB (right).
Quincy Hall of Team United States (left) crosses the line to win gold ahead of silver medalist Matthew Hudson-Smith (right). Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Team GB’s Matt Hudson-Smith was dramatically pipped to gold in Paris as the 29-year-old had to settle for silver behind Quincy Hall, heartbreakingly missing out on becoming the first British man to win the event since Eric Liddell’s triumph in Paris in 1924.

Hudson-Smith, who earlier this season set a European 400m record in Oslo, came into the Games as one of Team GB’s big medal hopes and the Wolverhampton-born athlete looked to be heading for gold as they came into the final stretch of the race.

But in the final strides, the American Hall overtook him to take gold by four hundredths of a second with Hudson-Smith finishing in 43.44sec. Muzal Samukonga of Zambia secured bronze.

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