{"id":493086,"date":"2026-06-15T00:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/493086\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T00:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:32:09","slug":"athletics-kenny-bednarek-storms-to-mens-100m-victory-at-the-la-grand-prix-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/493086\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics: Kenny Bednarek storms to men\u2019s 100m victory at the LA Grand Prix 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/kenneth-bednarek\" 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Kenny Bednarek storms to men\u2019s 100m victory at the LA Grand Prix 2026&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-athletics\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;letsile-tebogo\\&quot;,\\&quot;kenneth-bednarek\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-male\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;matt-nelsen\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Athletics: Kenny Bednarek storms to men\u2019s 100m victory at the LA Grand Prix 2026&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;athletics-kenny-bednarek-100m-victory-la-grand-prix-2026&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-athletics&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;ATH&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kenny Bednarek<\/a> was simply a class above in the men\u2019s 100 meters at the LA Grand Prix 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Overcoming a slightly sluggish start, the 27-year-old\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/athletics\/\" 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clear of his nearest rivals to take the win in a time of 9.72 seconds (-2.4m\/s).<\/p>\n<p>Four-time world champion\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/christian-coleman\" 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followed closely by Ghana\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/abdul-rasheed-saminu\" 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Olympic champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/letsile-tebogo\" 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top-end speed under the toasty California sun, finishing the day fifth in 9.95 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kenny Bednarek was simply a class above in the men\u2019s 100 meters at the LA Grand Prix 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