Nigeria’s Ajayi Kanyinsola missed bronze by 0.004s, finishing 4th in the men’s 100m final at the World Ultimate Championship, clocking an identical 9.93s as Ronnie Baker (3rd).
Kenny Bednarek won the title in 9.85s, beating Oblique Seville, who finished 2nd in 9.90s.
After 4 consecutive major championship Silver medals since 2021, Kenny Bednarek finally gets his gold.
How Kanyinsola Missed Bronze by 0.004s
It was the second identical time between Kanyinsola and Baker at the Ultimate Championship, as both ran 10.00 to qualify for the final in the second semifinal.
World Athletics used a photo finish to analyze their times to the thousandth of a second, with Ronnie Baker edging out Ajayi by just 0.004 seconds to claim the bronze medal.
Kanyinsola’s 9.93s in the 100m final is a career-best 17th sub-10. The closest Nigerian sprinter is Favour Ashe (6), the second Nigerian with the most sub-10s after Ajayi.
Speaking to Making of Champions’, Yemi Galadima, Kanyinsola looks back at the race with deep insights.
“It was a good fight, top 4. I put in all my effort, my best. 4th place after a long season is good. I didn’t get my block clearance, but that was a little decent. Tried my best; I am going to take it like that.”
Meanwhile, Ezekiel Nathaniel made the final of the men’s 400mH at the World Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
The Commonwealth Games champion clocked a time of 47.75s to finish 2nd behind Karsten Warholm, who won in 47.68s.
He will be running the final on Day 3 of the World Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
