‘Emotional’ Matt Hudson-Smith screams f*ck repeatedly after missing out on Olympic gold by four-hundredths of a second

Matt Hudson-Smith gets emotional after missing out on Olympic gold despite having had a sturdy lead over illustrious names.

‘Emotional’ Matt Hudson-Smith screams f*ck repeatedly after missing out on Olympic gold by four-hundredths of a second

Matt Hudson-Smith was distraught (image courtesy: X)

It was a thrilling 400m final for men in the Olympics and Britain’s Matt Hudson-Smith was almost certain of clinching gold with just 50m to go and a lead comprehensive enough to handover the Briton a historic gold. But then as destiny would have it, one of America’s greatest closers, Quincy Hall came storming and went on to snatch the ace from Hudson-Smith with the world staring and speechless in wonder.

Raw emotions were up for display from both ends as Quincy Hall was basking in unrivalled exhilaration after winning the race over the iconic likes of Michael Norman and Kirani James while Matt Hudson-Smith was shattered, rueing the miss in the dying embers. Such was the magnitude of the crudeness, that cameras caught Hudson-Smith screaming repeatedly ‘F*ck’ at the end of the race while tears rolled down his cheeks.

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I thought I had cleared the field. But I kept trying to quicken as I knew someone was going to come. I was trying to run through the line. But he got me. I am not angry, I am not upset. I was like: ‘Oh, f*ck it, it’s life at the end of the day.’ There is only going to be one winner. He’s the better man, he came on strong, I cannot complain. I ran the fifth-fastest time overall. I have said that if you are going to win, you are going to have to take it from me, and he did.
Matt Hudson-Smith said at the end of the race

After the race, his mum hugged him, and wiped his tears, consoling him on missing out on the Holy Grail in the Paris Olympics by four-hundredths of a second, the finest of margins. With the nerves shooting through the roofs, Hudson-Smith started to get jittery towards the end while Hall was already in his galloping strides and there was no stopping the fireball.

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The inspirational rise of Matt Hudson-Smith

Matt Hudson-Smith was en route to emulate the iconic story of Eric Liddell who set the tracks alight in 1924 by winning the gold while being the muse for the 1981 Oscar-Winning film, Chariots of Fire. The official report of the 1924 race showed that Liddell was a good three meters ahead and went on to win the race without breaking a sweat. However, for Hudson-Smith, that was certainly not the case.

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Matt Hudson-Smith in Paris (image courtesy: X)

Matt Hudson-Smith’s story has been one of resilience and belief. While he was about to swap a job at Asda for the army, he got a call to be a late replacement in the Glasgow Diamond League, hammering away at his personal record of 44.97 by a staggering second to leave the world in awe.

Shortly thereafter, European and Commonwealth medals started following suit. Despite a bump along the way that made him contemplate suicide, Hudson-Smith came back and was taking Paris by storm again to pen history.

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