Amos Serem has reflected on his dramatic Olympic mishap, emphasising the unpredictability of races and the lessons he learned from the experience.
Former world Under-20 champion Amos Serem has opened up about what transpired in the heats of the 3,000m steeplechase at the Paris Olympic Games.
Amos Serem was competing in the leading pack going into the final lap of the race but had a slight mishap and missed a water barrier, forcing him to turn back and jump again.
By the time he was jumping over, his rivals had already sprinted off, forcing him to settle for sixth place outside the qualification bracket. However, an appeal saw him granted a slot in the final.
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In the final, Amos Serem did not enjoy the best of races since he faded to 14th place, crossing the finish line in 8:19.74.
Amos Serem explained that he was pushed by one of his rivals in the race and could not manage to jump over the water barrier in good time. He pointed out that in the race, he was a victim, insisting that he was on the verge of missing out on the final.
Serem revealed that one thing he learnt from that race is that anything can happen and athletes should always be careful throughout their races since one wrong move or mistake might cost them a slot.
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“At the Paris Olympic Games, I was pushed by one of the competitors in the race when I wanted to jump over the barrier,” Amos Serem told Kenya Sports.
“After that incident, I learnt that anything can happen in a race and I was a victim of that. You should not always be guaranteed that you will be in the final, you need to make sure that anything can happen. You never know what could go wrong in a race.”
After the Olympics, Amos Serem went on to compete at the Diamond League Meeting in Silesia where he finished close second behind two-time Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali.
He then rounded up his season with a win over the two-time world champion at the Diamond League Meeting final in Brussels.
He has since opened his 2025 season, competing in the men’s 2km loop at the Sirikwa Classic Cross Country where he finished a distant seventh.
