Paris Olympics 2024: Halifax Olympian makes final of the 800m after PB in semi-final
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Max Burgin ran a personal best (PB) time of 1:43.50 in the semi-final and has made it to the final which will take place tomorrow (Saturday).
Speaking to the BBC after the race, he said: “I couldn't be happier, I really don't know what to say.
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"To get through here in a PB, and I felt quite good doing it as well.
"I wouldn't have believed it a few weeks ago, to be honest.”
Bursting onto the scene in 2022, Max became UK champion but at the World Championships in Eugene, a blood clot in his calf left him unable to compete and he went on to endure a spell in a mobility scooter.
Achilles problems persisted through 2023 but, back to full fitness, he booked a place in Paris by finishing second in a highly competitive men’s 800m at the UK Championships.
The men's 800m final takes place at 6.05pm on Saturday, August 10.
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