![]() ![]() No Australian man has qualified for an Olympic 100m final since Hec Hogan won bronze in Melbourne in 1956. "I'm taking it round by round but hopefully I've put a few people on notice now." "No matter what the bookies say, or the pundits or the punters, I hope there are a few more believers tonight. "But I've never been here to just to make the final. "There were a lot of media pundits writing up really well-meaning stories about how great it would be for me to make a final "Without a doubt - finals and beyond," he said. "I doubt any of these guys would have any idea who I am."Įqual-fifth fastest qualifier for Sunday's semis, with Canadian Andre de Grasse topping the time sheets with 9.91, Browning is putting no limits on what he can achieve if he gets through to the final late on Sunday evening. "When you're in lane one, you don't get a personalised introduction and I was definitely trying to harness a bit of that underdog spirit today. All the world's best guys are on my hit-list. ![]() "I've wanted to get him (Blake) for a long time. "It feels good to take a few scalps early on," Browning said. ![]() The 23-year-old from Sydney left the likes of 2011 world champion Yohan Blake from Jamaica trailing in his wake. "I've just been training and racing in Australia and I've been dying for a bit of world-class competition."īrowning was out of the blocks quickly in lane one on Saturday and never looked like being beaten. "It's the one thing I've probably been lacking on the Australian circuit. ![]()
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