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Grenada’s James wins men’s 400m gold
LONDON (Reuters) – Grenada’s world champion Kirani James stormed home to take gold in the men’s 400 metres at the London Olympics on Monday.
James won with a time of 43.94 seconds, ahead of the Dominican Republic’s Luguelin Santos and Lalonde Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago, who took silver and bronze respectively.
Grenada’s Kirani James crosses the finish line first to win the men’s 400m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games REUTERS KAI PFAFFENBACH
James, 19, looked in control of the race from the start, surging home half a second ahead of world junior champion Santos.
The United States, winners of the last seven Olympic men’s 400 metres titles, did not have a representative in the final for the first time.
It was the first ever Olympic medal for Grenada, the Spice Isle, and indeed the colour was the best, gold. James said he focused on the race and executed according to plan. He will now look ahead to a few other meets during the year and his studies in the United States.
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