She became the first British woman to reach the 100 metres final since Heather Oakes in 1984. At these Olympics, Kwakye was also the only European athlete to appear in the final. In the final, she clocked 11.14, a personal best, to finish in sixth place, ahead of Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas and Torri Edwards of the US.
Kwakye became the first British woman to reach the 100 metres final since Heather Oakes in 1984 at these Olympics. She was the only European athlete among finalists. In the final, she clocked 11.14 seconds, her personal best, finishing sixth place ahead of Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie from the Bahamas and Torri Edwards from the US.