Machel Cedenio bolted into the history books at the Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium, here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last night, clocking a jaw-dropping 44.01 seconds in the Olympic Games men's 400 metres final to become the fastest-ever Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler.
The blistering national record run earned Cedenio fourth spot in a race that featured three sub-44 clockings.

Machel Cedenio ran the race of his life to finish fourth, just missing out on a bronze medal, in the men’s 400 metres final at the Rio Olympics last night.

In the process, Cedenio erased Ian Morris’ 24-year old record with a smashing 44.01 performance, in a race which was won by South Africa’s Wayne van Niekerk in a new world record time of 43.03.