TOKYO — Five years ago, Keni Harrison mustered a smile as disappointment welled in her eyes. "I don't know what happened," she said.
She had arrived at the 2016 U.S. Olympic track and field trials as the prohibitive favorite in the 100-meter hurdles, not just to win the event but also potentially take gold in Rio. Instead, she had finished sixth – shocked, heartbroken and off the team entirely.
For the next 1,851 days, the disappointment of that moment fueled Harrison. And on Monday, she finally got redemption. The 28-year-old won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 12.