All three of SA’s sprinters advanced to the 200m semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics, although they’ll need to go faster if they want to be in the final on Wednesday. The semifinals start at 1.50pm on Tuesday.
Shaun Maswanganyi, one of SA’s three 100m semi-finalists at the weekend, qualified as the second-fastest in his heat in 20.58 sec and Anaso Jobodwana, a finalist at London 2012, progressed as the third-placed runner in his heat in 20.78.
In 2018 Munyai and Lyles shared the world lead of 19.69 for a few months before the American lowered it on his own. The South African, however,At Rio 2016 none of SA’s 200m athletes, including Jobodwana and Munyai, made the semifinals. “I think I can do better,” said Jobodwana, adding he had held back to save energy for the semifinals. “I’m very confident, I’ve been putting in the work so now it’s just time to put it together.”
In the women’s javelin qualifying round, Jo-Ane van Dyk was eliminated after a best throw of 57.69m. In the same group, 40-year-old world record-holder Barbora Spotakova, a former two-time Olympic champion, failed to advance to the final after a best effort of 60.52.
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