
SAINT-DENIS, France — As the men’s 400-meter finalists sped through their second turn at Stade de France late Wednesday, both Americans in the race already appeared to be out of contention, their dashes headed to no more than dashed dreams.
Quincy Hall, a 400-meter specialist who ranked among the favorites, made the next and final turn in fourth place. The leader, Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith, had opened more than a little space between them. “The race was anyone’s at that point,” Hall said afterward.