Spanish athlete Jasmine Camacho-Quinn missed the gold medal by three-tenths of a second in the 100-meter hurdles [Video]

Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn showed up at Paris 2024 with the aim of preserving the crown she had won at Tokyo 2020, but this Saturday she was unable to achieve this when she lost the gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles to American Masai Russell, who beat her by just three-tenths of a second.

Camacho-Quinn had to settle for the bronze medal, stopping the clock at 12.36 seconds, while Russell finished the race in 12.33. The silver medal went to France’s Cyrena Samba-Mayela (12:34).

The end was so close for the judges that the competitors had to wait a reasonable amount of time to find out who had been the leader of the discipline.

Seconds later, a photo was released showing Russell, Samba-Mayela and Camacho-Quinn crossing the finish line at the same time, but according to the jury’s time, it was the American one that won the gold medal.

Speaking to the media after the competition about her bronze medal, Camacho-Quinn explained that she lost her chance to defend her gold medal because she had made a very late start, which ended up affecting her result.

“I almost did a false start. I thought they were going to fire the starting gun, to be honest. I hesitated. That cost me the race. I probably could have run in 12.1,” he said.

She later reflected on the fact that her experience made her realize that this was the reason she lost the opportunity to win and that she was not happy with the bronze, but she confirmed her commitment to continue as one of the best sprinters in the world in the 100-meter hurdles.

“I’m a veteran, I should have known. Something like that can cost you dearly. Little things like that matter, especially in this kind of race. Maybe I’ll think about it and feel a little better in the morning. It wasn’t perfect. I know I can do something amazing. I’m not going to stop here,” she added.

According to the president of the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee, Camacho-Quinn will receive a prize of $20,000 dollars for the bronze medal, although the money could be higher because the singer Eladio Carrión assured that he would match the offer made by the organization to those who won medals in Paris 2024.

Watch Camacho-Quinn’s race here:

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