Saminu placed third in his calefaction on Saturday morning with a time of 10.06 seconds
He started strong, arch the pack, but was overtaken abreast the accomplishment band by Nigeria's Kayinsola Ajayi, who accomplished first, and Italy's ascendant Olympic champion, Marcell Jacobs
Saturday 3rd August 100m prelims 11:45am🇫🇷 9:45am🇬🇭 5:45🇺🇸#thevillageisaware @Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/vrTEDvOyAQ - Rasheed OLY (@rasheed_saminu) July 30, 2024 Saminu, authoritative his Olympic admission at 22, will additionally attempt in the men's 200m
His alley to the Olympics in the 100m wasn't straightforward; he didn't accommodated the access accepted of 10.00 seconds. Instead, he anchored his atom through apple rankings, absolute 54th abode by the end of the condoning aeon on June 30, 2024
Saminu's 2024 division has been impressive. He won gold at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 10.03-second birr and clocked a wind-aided 9.95 abnormal at the South Florida Invitational
He additionally took argent at the Tom Jones Memorial with a 10.13-second run and set a claimed best of 10.02 abnormal at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, finishing fifth
The semi-finals are appointed for Sunday