Team Nigeria’s Divine Oduduru failed to advance into the final of the men’s 200 metres event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after finishing third in the Semi-Final heat 1 onTuesday, reports Completesports.com.
Erriyon Knighton of the United States of America finished first in 20.02s, while Jamaican Rasheed Dwyer came second in 20.13s.
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Oduduru finished third in a time of 20.16s.
The 24-year-old’s was third fastest amongst those who did not qualify automatically for the final. He narrowly missed out by 0.06 s to Jereem Richards who nicked the last spot.
Liberia’s Joseph Fahnbulleh will be the only African to compete in the Men’s 200m final on Wednesday.
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Good run from Divine with more determination and continuous development he will be one of the best 100 and 200m runners.