Hurdler Dai Greene in agonising fourth place
World champion Dai Greene leaves without a medal in the 400 metre final tonight with a heart-breaking fourth place for the Welsh athlete.
Dai Greene’s quest for Olympic gold ended with a fourth-place finish in the 400 metres final in 48.24 seconds, 0.14secs off a medal.
The Welshman finished strongly but he could not regain lost ground from the first half of the race.
Instead, the gold went to Felix Sanchez, 34, of the Dominican Republic.
“Obviously it was a big shock in the semi-final. I was surprised everyone went that fast,” Mr Greene said in an interview after the final.
“I gave it everything I had tonight. A bit better structure to my race but I was just a bit too tired at the end there and narrowly missed out.”
Injuries, fatigue
Mr Greene said the injuries that bothered him during the winter months affected his build-up to the Games.
“It meant I couldn’t start until halfway through January instead of October time, but I can’t argue too much, I had a personal best a few weeks ago,” he said.
“I was just found wanting a bit at the end but I couldn’t have given anything else tonight,” Mr Greene said.
“They’re great competitors, you cant take anything away from them, they’ve worked very hard,” he added. “Felix (Sanchez) is a fantastic athlete and a worthy winner on the day.”
