GB’s Matt Hudson-Smith denied Olympic gold in men’s 400m thriller

GB’s Matt Hudson-Smith denied Olympic gold in men’s 400m thriller

Quincy Hall of USA wins gold with late surgeHudson-Smith takes silver in time of 43.44sec

Team GB’s Matt Hudson-Smith was dramatically pipped to gold in Paris as the 29-year-old had to settle for silver behind Quincy Hall, heartbreakingly missing out on becoming the first British man to win the event since Eric Liddell’s triumph in Paris in 1924.

Hudson-Smith, who earlier this season set a European 400m record in Oslo, came into the Games as one of Team GB’s big medal hopes and the Wolverhampton-born athlete looked to be heading for gold as they came into the final stretch of the race.

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