National record holder in the Men's 800 meters Dennick Luke set a new National record but his dreams of making it to the semi finals of the Men's 800 meter event at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games were dashed as he came up short in his attempt to qualify this morning.
Luke ran a time of 1 minute 47.54 seconds in heat number 4 on Wednesday, the time was just a shave of his personal best but not quick enough to get him into the top 3 automatic qualification spots.
Luke got a second bite at the cherry, participating in the Repechage on Thursday.
Luke started the race strong and was with the pack after the first 400 meters, he held his own until the leaders pulled away in the later stages of the race to finish in a time of 1 minute 46.81 seconds.
The time of 1 minute 46.81 seconds represents a New National Record and personal best for Dennick Luke.
He finished the race in 6th place, the race was won by HAINGURA Kethobogile of Botswana in a time of 1 minute 45.52 seconds.
Credit G Richards
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