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Olympic Games 100m Odds - Akani Simbine third favourite to win gold in Olympic sprint

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 21 Jul 2021

Ralph Staniforth 21 Jul 2021

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Trayvon Bromell favourite to win men’s Olympic 100m gold
Ronnie Baker and Akani Simbine Bromell’s biggest threat
Akane Simbine run the second fastest time this year

Akani Simbine (Getty Images)

Trayvon Bromell is the clear favourite to win gold in the men's 100m sprint. The bookmakers have given Ronnie Baker and South Africa's Akani Simbine an outside chance of taking first place.

For the last 12 years the event has been dominated by Usain Bolt, who has won the last three gold's in this event. While the legend will be missed, it is the first time in some time where the race seems quite open.

The 26-year-old Trayvon Bromell won bronze at the World Championships in 2015 and claimed gold in the 60m indoor sprint in 2016. He has suffered a couple of serious injuries but has bounced back well to qualify for Team USA.

He also boasts the fastest time recorded this year (9.77 seconds), so it is no surprise to see the bookies backing him at 2.00.

Ronnie Baker is second favourite at 6.50 with betway having finished second in the US trials.

South African star Akani Simbine is in the form of his life, He won at the Diamond League in June this year and is priced at 7.00.

Latest Olympic Games Odds

Men’s 100m

2.00 - Trayvon Bromwell

6.50 - Ronnie Baker

7.00 - Akani Simbine

10.00 - Andre de Grasse

13.00 - Fred Kerley

23.00 - Zharnel Hughes

26.00 - Yohan Blake

34.00 - Reece Prescod

34.00 - Bingtian Su

Ralph is from South Africa and studied Sports Science post school at ETA (Education Teachers Academy) in Cape Town.

He has always had a great passion for sport and this led him into the world of sports journalism, while coaching on the side. Since 2012 Ralph has worked as a journalist and covered many topics from business to sport.

Over the last seven years he has interviewed numerous top rugby and cricket players and coaches in South Africa.

Ralph has been betting on sports for the last ten years. He’s knowledgeable on numerous topics including football, rugby, cricket, tennis and golf.

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