PARIS, France — As they go into tonight’s males’s 200m semi-final on the Stade de France, Makanakaishe Charamba and Tapiwanashe Makarawu shall be out for an additional optimistic final result after good performances through the heats on Monday.
The primary two in every of the three semi-final heats and the subsequent two quickest occasions will advance to the ultimate with the competitors scheduled to start at 8pm.
Charamba is up in semi-final Warmth Two the place he faces 100m gold medallist, Noah Lyles from the USA.
It will likely be a troublesome race which may also function Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo once more after working the identical warmth within the first spherical heats on Monday.
Tebogo claimed the quarter-final warmth in 20.10 seconds forward of Charamba who was second in a time of 20.27s.
Nevertheless, the 22-year-old Charamba is specializing in working his race when he returns to the observe at the moment.
“So in all probability nonetheless trying on the line I’ll say I’m simply anticipating to go on the market and have enjoyable.
“I do not wish to put strain on myself to do something spectacular however I simply wish to go on the market and do what I’ve been doing with my coach and some issues we labored on at the moment.
“And I’m simply trying ahead to a fantastic present, that is it.
“I simply wish to put in a fantastic present,” mentioned Charamba.
Being his first Olympics, Charamba mentioned the expertise to this point had been good.
“The expertise is nice. That is my first, like particular person worldwide championship, so I’m simply cherishing the second, having enjoyable, and seeing what occurs,” mentioned Charamba.
His Workforce Zimbabwe colleague, Makarawu, who posted a time of 20.07 seconds to qualify for the semi-final, meets Erriyon Knighton of the USA once more in after they compete in semi-final Warmth Three.
They have been in the identical warmth within the first spherical with Knighton rising the winner in 19.99 seconds.
Joseph Fahnbulleh of Liberia, who can be a prime contender for the ultimate, and South Africa’s Wayde Van Niekerk are additionally a part of the beginning record in warmth three.
However Makarawu is assured and searching ahead to giving it his all to progress to the ultimate scheduled for tomorrow.
“I believe I’ve a very good warmth.
“I’ve the prospect to make the finals if I run a very good warmth tomorrow. However I believe we’re going to have enjoyable with the blokes like they’re actually quick guys.
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“Like Erriyon Knighton and Joseph Fahnbulleh and the opposite guys from Italy, (Filippo) Tortu, they’re quick guys, which suggests I’ve to run that semi-final tomorrow like a closing in order that I could make the ultimate.
“I believe I’m going to sort out this race like a closing as a result of it isn’t going to be straightforward to make the ultimate. And I believe since Knighton is in entrance of me once more, I’m simply going to chase him as a result of I do know he’s quick.
“I do know Joseph is quick once more. So, if I’m between these two guys, I simply must chase Knighton and run away from Joseph as a result of Joseph has a robust final 100m.
“So, I’ve to run away from him and chase Knighton and see the way it goes from there.”
The Africa Championships silver medallist mentioned he has already attained his goal and goes into the semi-final with an open thoughts.
“No an excessive amount of expectations for me as a result of like I mentioned it isn’t going to be straightforward to make the finals.
“However no matter God decides tomorrow it’s what it’s, I’m simply going to simply accept it.
“The goal that I set for myself for this Olympic to make it to the semis I did, then for the finals we are going to see the way it goes from there,” mentioned Makarawu.
Makarawu’s 20.07s within the heats additionally earned him the ticket to subsequent 12 months’s World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo, Japan.
The qualifying time for males’s 200m is 20.16s, similar to for the Paris 2024 Video games.