Afrigather South Africa’s hopes of a medal within the males’s 4x100m relay suffered a devastating damage blow on Monday night.
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Benjamin Richardson, who would’ve been a key member of the four-man squad, limped throughout the road in his warmth within the 200m with an higher leg damage.
Richardson completed in final place in 51.86, placing him in severe doubt for a spot within the Group South Africa quartet.
Simply 24 hours earlier, Richardson posted a formidable 9.95 within the semi-finals of the boys’s 100m, narrowly lacking out on a spot within the closing.
It stays to be seen what the teaching employees elect to do to fill the void.
The heats for the boys’s 4x100m relay will happen on Thursday, 8 August at 11:10 and 11:19 (SA time) with the ultimate scheduled for Friday, 9 August at 19:30 (SA time).
These chosen for the South African 4x100m relay squad have been: Shaun Maswangani, Bradley Nkoana, Benjamin Richardson, Akani Simbine, Bayanda Walaza, with Sineseipho Dambile listed as a reserve.
Wayde van Niekerk slowest qualifier
In the meantime, Wayde van Niekerk reached the semi-finals of the boys’s 200m on the Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday night.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t plain crusing for the star South African observe star.
Van Niekerk completed third in his warmth in a pedestrian 20.42.
That point wound up being the slowest time recorded by the 18 athletes who mechanically certified for the semi-finals.
In the meantime, Shaun Maswangani additionally completed third in his warmth, however in a faster 20.20 to additionally attain the semi-final stage.
Nevertheless, there was heartbreak for South Africa’s third entrant Benjamin Richardson who appeared to drag a hamstring in his warmth and limped throughout the road in final place in 51.86.
The semi-finals will happen on Wednesday, 7 August from 20:02 (SA time).
Group South Africa
South Africa began Monday with 4 medals with Tatjana Smith (gold and silver) and the boys’s sevens rugby and Alan Hatherly (bronze) placing them in a tie for twenty ninth place on the general desk.
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