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Ghana will have no representatives in the final of the 100m race at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after both Benjamin Azamata and Abdul-Rasheed Saminu fell short in the semi-finals.

2024 Olympics: Azamati, Saminu fail to reach 100m final after finishing 9th and 7th | Pulse Ghana

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<p>Azamati finished ninth in the Semi-Final 1 on Sunday after recording a time of 10.17 seconds on the track, while Saminu also only managed a seventh-place finish in the Semi-Final 3 with a time of 10.05 seconds.</p>

<p>Azamati sealed his place in the semi-finals when he finished second in Heat 1 of the previous round, with his time of 10.08 seconds only bettered by Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in the heat.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨 🇬🇭 Benjamin Azamati finishes 9th in the first 100m semifinal heat.<br><br>10.17s will not qualify him to the final.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/8bVhBIsz3Q">pic.twitter.com/8bVhBIsz3Q</a></p>&mdash; Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/garyalsmith/status/1820160670630838332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>However, he could not reproduce another scintillating performance in the semi-finals, where he was paired against some heavyweights, including Noah Lyles and Oblique Seville.</p>

<h2>Azamati, Saminu fall short in 100m semi-finals</h2>

<p>Despite making a great start to the race, Azamati couldn’t maintain his momentum and ended up finishing at the bottom of the contest.</p>

<p>The race was ultimately won by Jamaican sprinter Seville with a time of 9.81 seconds, while America’s Lyles took second place with a time of 9.83 seconds.</p>

<p>In Saminu’s case, he had to contend against seasoned runners like Kishane Thompson, Ferdinand Omanyala and Kerley Fred.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🇬🇭 Abdul-Rasheed Saminu finishes 7th in his semifinal with 10.05s, will not make the 100m final. <br><br>🇰🇪 Ferdinand Omanyala was 8th in 10.08s as 🇯🇲 Kishane Thompson wins the race.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/4j44HJsMON">pic.twitter.com/4j44HJsMON</a></p>&mdash; Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/garyalsmith/status/1820165545595113594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>Despite his best efforts, he finished seventh as Thompson and Fred took the first two positions, respectively, to advance to the 100m final.</p>

<p>Saminu can, however, take consolation in the fact that he edged Omanyala, with the Kenyan sprinter finishing eighth in the race.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Ghana will have one more chance to win a medal in athletics when they take to the tracks for the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/other-sports/paris-2024-ghanas-4100-relay-team-beats-nigeria-to-qualify-for-olympic-games/dy0b69l">4×100 relays.</a></p>

2024 Olympics: Azamati, Saminu fail to reach 100m final after finishing 9th and 7th

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