Former University of Kentucky track star Keni Harrison is gearing up for her first Olympic Games after she spent five years chasing redemption.
The recently inducted UK hall-of-famer saw her dreams shattered in 2016 when she failed to qualify for the Rio Games, and had to readjust after the Olympics were postponed in 2020. Harrison finally qualified for her first Olympic team when she finished first in the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympic Trials on June 20, and she refuses to take the opportunity for granted.
“I've just been training (for) the last five years for the moment of making my first Olympic team, and it finally came true.