Christian Coleman's Poor Form Worries Track & Field Coach After Loss to Akani Simbine in Xiamen

Christian Coleman. Photo. Imago

Christian Coleman's Poor Form Worries Track & Field Coach After Loss to Akani Simbine in Xiamen

Evans Ousuru 17:10 - 29.04.2025

Christian Coleman's dwindling fortunes on Track and Field is becoming a major cause for concern for track coach.

American sprinter Christian Coleman has come under thorough scrutiny lately following a series of disappointing performances.

The 2019 100m world champion was defeated by Akani Simbine at the Diamond League meeting in Xiamen on April 26, prompting track and field coach to provide a worrying update regarding Coleman's form.

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The two-time Diamond League champion failed to impress in a field that was missing big names like Noah Lyles, Fred Kerley, Kishane Thompson, and a recent Grand Slam track winner in short sprints- Kenny Bednarek. He finished fourth, clocking 10.18s.

The race was won by South African Akani Simbine who clocked 9.99 seconds to continue his blistering start to the 2025 season.

Why Track and field coach is unimpressed

Christian Coleman's Poor Form Worries Track & Field Coach After Loss to Akani Simbine in Xiamen
Christian Coleman was a standout college athlete for University of Tennessee

Speaking on the race, A Track and field coach, Rob, who runs his YouTube channel by Coach Rob Track and Field, gave an analysis, where the defending champion slid to fourth according to Essentially Sports.

“When the gun went off, well, the race, depending on who you ask, I guess it went according to plan, because Akane Sambini was the world leader in the 100 coming into this moment,” Rob said.

"So now the real question is, where does Christian Coleman finish? And he didn’t get third either….Coleman slid all the way down to fourth.”

“For each athlete on the line, they all have very different plans going forward when we look to the Worlds…In Christian Coleman’s case, he has now run multiple 100s. He ran at the Tom Jones Memorial and got third on that stage…And that was a race where there was no Fred Curley. There was no Noah Lyles.There was no Kenny Bednarik. Those are the men who kept him off of Team USA to represent at the Games.” 

Christian Coleman's form since 2024

Christian Coleman's Poor Form Worries Track & Field Coach After Loss to Akani Simbine in Xiamen
Christian Coleman cruises to victory in a past race

Last year, he failed to make the US Olympic team individually, finishing fourth in both 100m and 200m trials, amid the rise of athletes like Noah Lyles, Fred Kerley, and Kenny Bednarek, and this result just piled up the challenges for the sprinter.

Coleman, who showed his Athletic prowess at the World Championships 2017, when he toppled Usain Bolt (farewell race) to finish second behind Justin Gatlin, has somewhat failed to maintain his peak performances.

And now, as the 2025 season has unfolded, something has felt off. Coleman managed a second-place finish in the 4x100m Pepsi Florida relays, clocking 10.06 seconds. Recently at the Tom Jones Memorial event, the 29-year-old settled for fourth position.