Brian Fay made his Olympic debut in Paris this morning, missing out to progress to the 5,000m final.
Fay placed 12th in his semi-final of the Men’s 5,000m in a time of 13:55.35 in a slow tactical second semi-final in the Stade de France.
“I ran it as well as I could have but to call a spade a spade I’m just not good enough at the minute to really have that strong finish” explained Fay.
“I don’t think I’m that far off it. I’ll get it right eventually. I just need to keep showing up” Fay added.
'Let's call a spade a spade, I'm not good enough at the minute to get to a final'
Brian Fay gives an honest assessment after his 5000m semi-final#RTESport #Paris2024
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Fay became the seventh Raheny Shamrock Olympian and the first to compete in a male track race.
