Freddie Crittenden entered the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics as one of the hurdlers to watch in the men’s 110-meter hurdles. He placed fourth at the World Championships and his best time this year was the second-fastest in the world. However, after he came out of the blocks Sunday in his first heat at the Summer games, he was certainly off the pace. Crittenden finished last in his heat, nearly five seconds behind the rest of the field.
Was something wrong? Was Crittenden battling an injury? Was the Olympic dream he had sacrificed years for — including working multiple jobs while struggling to pay bills — already over?
Or was
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