McMaster cruises to victory with semi-final win at Olympics
Local sprint hurdler Kyron McMaster has booked his place in the Olympic final of the men’s 400 metre hurdles event scheduled for later this week.
McMaster qualified after finishing first in his semi-final in Paris, France, on Wednesday.
He won his semi-final in a time of 48.15 seconds, ahead of Rasmus Mägi of Estonia, who finished second, and Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba.
McMaster will now vie for a podium finish in the finals on Friday at 3:45 pm BVI time. He will compete against world record holder Karsten Warholm, along with other top runners such as Rai Benjamin of the US and Brazil’s Alison Dos Santos.
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Good Luck. Bring it home!!!
Congratulations. You got this.
Praying for the victory, McMaster.
You have been an awesome ambassador of the Virgin Islands.
You deserve a piece of gold!
One more leg to go Kyron! You got this, give it your all tomorrow, leave nothing behind and go hard from the gun. We are soo proud of you and can’t wait to see you at the finish line!!!
God’s blessings Kyron.CONGRATULATIONS! You got this, the gold is yours sir