'I was upset Tebogo won the gold' - Kenny Bednarek breaks silence on Olympic loss to Botswana's sprint hero

Months after falling short of claiming the Olympic 200m gold medal in Paris, American speedster Kenny Bednarek has finally opened up on his feelings finishing behind Botswana's sprint hero Letsile Tebogo.

Bednarek won his second consecutive Olympic silver medal (his first at the Tokyo Olympics) as Tebogo blazed to Africa's first gold medal in the men's 200m event, clocking an African Record of 19.46s.

However, he capped off his season nicely with a revenge victory in the Diamond League final in Brussels to win his second title in three years.

Speaking on his bounce back and successful revenge in a new episode released on his YouTube channel titled Vengeance, Bednarek recapped his Paris emotions and 19.67s win in the 2024 Diamond League Final where he defeated the Olympic 200m Champion.

"I was upset because I didn't get the gold and this is the second time I've been snubbed of the gold medal at the Olympics," recounted the two-time Olympic silver medallist.

"You know Tebogo ran a better race that day. When you're in that moment, there's a lot of things going on, and when it comes down to like milliseconds of certain things like a split decision can make a big change in that race," he added.

Bednarek is now counted as part of the Big 3 alongside Noah Lyles and Tebogo, and he has no intentions of resting on his oars as he's got big dreams of being the greatest in the event.

"I want people to remember me of the type of person I was on and off the track, and then I also want people to recognize me as the best ever to do it. I mean that's why I'm here, just to be great and have fun," he said.

The 26-year-old has a laser-like focus on dominating the sprint next season with his goal on winning gold at the World Championships in Tokyo.