"Great week at the office" - Kenny Bednarek gears up for the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024

With only 11 days left for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Kenny Bednarek is taking huge strides towards achieving the glorious feat. Bednarek will compete in the 100m and 200m in the French capital.

The 25-year-old clinched the 100m berth for Paris after clocking a spectacular time of 9.87 seconds. He posted his 100m personal best to clinch the spot after finishing behind Noah Lyles, who clocked 9.83 seconds. Fred Kerley followed them with a time of 9.88 seconds. The three American athletes will lock horns with Jamaica's Kishane Thompson, Ackeem Blake, and Oblique Seville in 100m in Paris.

Further, Bednarek also secured an Olympic berth in 200m with 19.59 seconds, again finishing behind Lyles with 19.53 seconds. After defeating Lyles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Bednarek will face the 2023 World Atheltics Championship gold medalist in Paris.

Apart from Bednarek and Lyles, the 200m at the Paris Olympics will be a star-studded affair, with Zharnel Hughes and Erriyon Knighton vying for their first Olympic medal.

With the Olympics fast approaching, Bednarek is relentlessly chasing his goal in pursuit of an Olympic gold medal. He recently shared a few glimpses of the training session, where he can be seen practicing starts at the Montverde Academy in Florida.

"Consistency breeds excellence — great week at the office," he wrote.

Kenny Bednarek's career has been riddled with silver medals

Kenneth Bednarek celebrates after competing in the Men's 200m Final at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Getty Images)

Kenny Bednarek's athletics career has been remarkable so far with multiple international medals, but most of them have been silver. He has been kept away from the gold metal in many instances.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he secured a silver medal in the 200m after defeating Noah Lyles. Bednarek clocked a time of 1968 seconds after finishing behind Canada's Andre De Grasse, who posted 19.62 seconds. A year later, at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, held in the home arena at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, he again fell short of securing a gold medal in the 200m.

The 25-year-old followed Lyles in second place in the 200m event after recording a time of 19.77 seconds. The former sprinter registered a remarkable time of 19.31 seconds. As the countdown begins, fans are poised to see if Kenny Bednarek trades the silver medal for gold at the Paris Games.