No snow needed for Quincy Hall.
A Team USA athlete made several celebratory snow angels on the purple track at the Stade de France on Wednesday, August 7 after securing the gold medal in the men’s 400 meters during the Paris Olympics.
Entering the final 100 meters of the race, Hall, 26, was in fourth place. He quickly shot to the top of the pack, beating Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain with a time of 43.40 seconds. The bronze medal was awarded to Muzala Samukonga from Zambia.
During the post-race press conference, Hall simply said, “When I go out on the track, I just have a reason to run and come home.”
And he saw himself coming from behind: “At that point the race was anyone’s. I just wanted to keep doing what the coach told me: keep driving.”
Quincy Hall.
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Hall also noted that he emphasizes “grinding” and “determination” in his training and performance strategies.
It was a strong night of athletics for Team USA, which took home additional honors in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase and women’s pole vault.
Kenneth Rooks won silver in the hurdles in 8:06.41, behind Soufiana El Bakkali of Morocco. It is only the second time an American athlete has won a medal in this event since 1984.
In the pole vault, Katie Moon — the reigning champion from the Tokyo Games — won silver.
“I’ll be honest, when I woke up this morning, I felt terrible,” Moon revealed at a press conference. “Yesterday I had a headache and I thought I was just dehydrated from the day before…we pumped me up with all kinds of Claritin and Tylenol and everything, so I knew today was going to be as calm and focused as I could.
Added Moon, “Even though I didn’t feel necessarily sharp … it allowed me to focus in a way that I never have in a championship.”
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Athletics action continues on Thursday, August 8 in Paris, with Noah Lyles competing in the highly-anticipated men’s 200m final. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will also try to defend her world record in the women’s 400m hurdles.
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