Roseau, Dominica: Dennick Luke from Dominica set a new National record in the men’s 800 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games. However, he failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the event and finished the race in 6th position.
Dennick Luke has come up short in his attempt to quality this morning and ran a time of 1 minute 47.54 seconds in heat number 4 on Wednesday. He managed to qualify for the next round and got a second bite at a cherry, participating in the Repechage on Thursday.
He further finished his race in a time of 1 minute 46.81 seconds which represented a New National Record and for personal best for Dennick Luke.
The race was won by HAINGURA Kethobogile of Botswana in a time of 1 minute 45.52 seconds. He was the fourth and the last athlete from Dominica who played in the Paris Olympics 2024 and tried to reach the final round.
Prime Minister Dr Roosevelt Skerrit extended greetings to Dennick Luke for his performance at the Paris Olympics. He lauded his efforts and wished him the best for his performance in the event.
Notably, Dominica was represented by four athletes including two girls and two boys in different events in Paris Olympics 2024. Dennick Luke represented the country in the men’s 800m and Jasmine Schofield and Warren Lawrence participated in the swimming. The last athlete for Dominica was Thea Lafond who contested Triple Jump in the event.
Jasmine Schofield also set a national record in 50m freestyle but failed to qualify for the next round. The first-ever Olympic medal for Dominica was won by Thea Lafond who secured the Gold Medal in Triple Jump.
She scripted history by becoming the first athlete from Dominica to win Olympic medal in Paris on last-to-last Saturday.
The Paris Olympics have reached its final outcome as the event will run through August 11, 2024.
Despite being a small island country, Thea Lafond ended the medal drought for the country and etched the name in the history at the global stage.
