Complex sentence: Njisane Phillip, the nation's first ever cyclist at the Olympics, qualified for the men's sprint and Keirin events in track cycling, but narrowly missed the bronze medal to Australia's Shane Perkins, finishing only in fourth place.
Split into simpler sentences: Njisane Phillip, the nation's first ever cyclist in the Olympics, qualified in the men's sprint and Keirin events in track cycling. He narrowly missed the bronze medal to Australia's Shane Perkins, finishing only in fourth place.