Hyman misses chance to qualify for 100m semis
Kemar Hyman
(CNS): Running in lane seven in the third heat of the 100 metre men’s sprint Saturday morning in Rio, Cayman’s Kemar Hyman failed to qualify for the semi-finals after running a time of 10.34.8, well short of his personal best time of 9:85, which he ran last year, or even this season’s best of 10:05. Hyman’s heat was won by Xie Zhenye of China in 10:08, with Jamaica’s Nickel Ashmeade in 2nd, running 10:13.
Meanwhile, in heat seven Usain Bolt cruised to victory in an easy 10:07 to secure his place in the next round and the next step in the journey to unprecedented Olympic glory .
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Nuff said.
God this small country has a lot of big personalities on it.
OK, you people are some sick and despicable creatures.
There is no question that Hyman is a world class sprinter. (This has got to be the 1st in history where milliseconds are trumped by half a minute, lol! Must be nice…)
However, to disparage Cydonie’s achievements on the track and as an Olympic athlete is beyond disrespectful. Especially against the backdrop of the Butler siblings … unna mussy lick unna damn head.
Anyway, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out what is truly motivating the eff’ery in this thread.
Cydonie, please ignore these idiots as I am sure you are. I have watched you progress from the skinny but swift girl that used to faint at the finish line back in middle school to the proud Olympian that you are forevermore. You are an inspiration to many Caymanians. Love and respect from me to you always.
Congrats to this young man!
And to those suggesting this is a waste of Gov funds – politicians get a salary, I am much more pleased to know this was spent on these athletes. And of course there are the thousands spend to assist private schools and the thousands more spent each year on sponsorships for “non-profit” professional body associations that have highly paid (annual 6 figure salaries + dividends).
In fact, now that I have raised that topic… I do not understand how Gov can justify spending tens of thousands of dollars to sponsor these private body events….
Yes its a waste of money ..I think its time they came home all that are being paid by government to train for what??? You can do that at Truman Bodden Complex ..Its time to take up coaching so we can retire them tired bunch of over weight coaches we have here ..Time we have some YOUNG FRESH legs out there competing..You all need to stop and think there comes a time in life when you just cant do the things you did 8 or 10 years ago…Ronald nor Keymar nor the sailor nor the Butlers going bring home nothing but good memories that they had fun on a paid vacation..Our chances for all was next to none..Sorry to be so rude but its the truth..Thats my story and am sticking too it….
Coach Jerry’s gonna kick your ass!
The reason Mr Hyman doesn’t have the same support is clear. He’s from the “Other side of the tracks”. Most people bashing him are typing these comments with their stomach and probable eating a large pizza at a desk. He’s an Olympian regardless of his finish. We have some ungrateful and hatful people amongst us.
You sound a little hateful brah
This is really a pathetic write up for something that is still such a great achievement in any athlete’s career. Because Kemar was just mere milliseconds behind his time he receives absolutely no praise for his run? No sympathy that he didn’t make the cut?
For those commenting on here about government no longer supporting our athletes with the Olympics you should all be ashamed of yourself. Clearly our athletes are good enough to qualify and although they may not have the luxury of the training conditions other athletes do they are there representing our country, the beautiful Cayman Islands. I feel proud as a Caymanian to see our flag flown high in the opening ceremonies and to watch each of the games and see our people perform.
Well done Kemar. You have made your friends, family and country proud.
If Hyman stood up and said he just wanted to improve his “personal best ” times in exalted company, you couldn’t fault him. That is exactly what the Butlers did, despite the attempts of the local swimming association to block their participation in the Olympics. But that has to be an ambition which he finances – not CIG. On a historic basis, apart from Kareem Streete-Thompson, who is now in the World Record books, as the only person apart from US superstar Carl Lewis to run 100 meters under 10 seconds, and long jump over 27 feet, no Cayman athlete has ever shown any chance of winning anything at international level. Worst of all, none of them has been honest enough to admit that they had no chance of achieving that level, and have always had some sort of sad excuse for not performing on the day, or why they were not even able to actually turn up.
Accept your limitations, and get on with your life.
I see you are doubling down on your bullshit there, mate.
So, are you saying that it was justified for CIG to pay to send the Butlers to the Rio Olympics simply because they stated they wished to improve their personal best times?
Furthermore, are you at the same time implying that a proven sub-10 second 100m sprinter, that is Hyman, is not worthy to be sent to the Olympics on our behalf?
Please tell me I have misunderstood your post.
At this time I wish to remind you that male Butler’s personal best in his event was 25 SECONDS slower than this year’s gold medal time. Btw, in case you are unaware, 25 seconds is a LIFETIME when it comes to competition.
(Would you invest in that stock? I surely wouldn’t.)
Usain won the gold last night in 9.8 seconds and Hyman has a personal best of 9.5 seconds.
Lastly, regarding your claims of “…no Cayman athlete has ever shown any chance of winning anything at international level…”, I shall politely remind you of Cydonie Mothersill and Jason Hamilton (RIP).
Both athletes were among the best of the best in the Caribbean, and as the world can see, that means a lot, if not EVERYTHING, when it comes to sprinting.
Anyway, something tells me that facts and common sense are not leading your opinions when it comes to this issue.
To each his own though. I only trust you are beginning to see yourself.
Couple things really. His best is 9.95. The difference between 9.81 and 10. 34 is also “a lifetime”. You are attempting to compare chellomellos to tamarinds, give it up, he was rubbish, mate.
To 8.24am The Butlers aren’t paid by Government to train full time and one of them did achieve a PB. I believe Hyman’s sub 10 second time was wind aided, but it certainly was not 9.5 which is better than Bolt’s world record. To come 7th out of eight in his first round heat against mediocre opposition was disappointing and over half a second in the 100 meters is also a substantial margin.As for Cydonie she was an excellent performer for many years, but her Commonwealth gold was achieved in the absence of all the top Caribbean sprinters.
If Hyman has a best of 9.5 for the 100, why doesn’t he hold the World record – I thought Bolt was the holder with 9.58 – get your facts right!
Last night Bolt was running to WIN, not run his fastest, and didn’t need to.
By the way, wasn’t it Mothersill who failed to turn up for one of her big races?
Are you obese by chance? When there are proper programs and funding in place for Caymanians to succeed in sports, Caymanians will succeed in sports.
There are countries spending a lot more on their athletes, than I’m sure Kemar can only dream about.
This lad has spent years to get to where all of us would love to be, but most of us would rather sit back and criticize.
Well done lad. Head up.
Hyman missed out on qualifying by mere tenths of a second (E.g. Usain Bolt, the fastest man in history qualified with a time of 10.07).
The swimming siblings missed out by as much as 25 seconds in their events.
Nevertheless, the stark difference in reaction and support on CNS for Hyman compared to the Butlers is very disturbing to say the least.
(The reasons why will be interesting to behold, I am sure.)
Congrats Hyman.
In my opinion, you represented a rare example of an authentic Cayman Islands “Olympian” for Rio 2016.
Agreed. Should we really spend tens of thousands of dollars sending persons to these games who we know will never make the finals.
The performance of the Butlers and our sailors who DNF bscause of strong winds give strong justification for a review.
Showing up is just not good enough.
And what about the difference in support disturbs you? What do you attribute it to?
Dude – forward your questions in the right direction.
Pretty sure I did. Dude.
There were 44 runners faster than Hyman so he would have needed to beat 36 of them to reach the final. He only beat one in his heat coming 7th out of eight.
Well done Kemar. What an accomplishment to even make it to the Olympics. We are very proud of you and share in your happiness just to experience such an awesome event.
The guy is good but don’t have that extra ! and I think he treats his Olympic chances like they are every month , leave it all on the track son you will be old before you know it, better luck if you have another chance
On the plus side, at least he showed up this time.
Government needs to stop wasting money sponsoring these athletes – there are plenty of Caymanians who need assistance – just imagine how many people Government could help with this monumental waste of money. Then again, look at the Minister responsible for this portfolio, appears he would rather invest in a handful of so-called Olympic athletes rather than on those who are truly needed in our society.
Hopefully Government won’t be so fool this time to sponsor anyone for the Winter Olympics.
But if we don’t send anyone to the Winter Olympics how will all the hangers on (both Ministerial and Civil Servant alike) be able to get the free trip??
Why not? I hear they have a team in training up at mount trashmore. I heard they are very good too!!
I would rather spend it on promoting sports than a self obsessed politician who is about to spend millions upon millions of our money so his airplanes can have winglets
You sound like the type of Caymanian that will elect whichever politician gives you a handout. I can see you now, drooling over that stove you think you’ll receive. Get a life.