Wayde van Niekerk reached the semi-finals of the boys’s 200m on the Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday night.

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Nevertheless, it wasn’t plain crusing for the star South African observe star.

Wayde van Niekerk slowest qualifier

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 tug 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).

Staff 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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