Jereem 8th in men’s 200m final, De Grasse wins

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Wednesday 4 August 2021

TRINIDAD AND Tobago should wait a bit longer for its first medal on the Tokyo 2020 Video games as Jereem “The Dream” Richards positioned eighth within the males’s 200m last on Wednesday morning (TT time).

Operating out of lane two, Richards had a good begin, however was no match for the sector as he clocked 20.39 seconds. The 27-year-old had the fourth-fastest response time (0.149s) out of the blocks, however was unable to capitalise towards the globe’s high 200m sprinters.

Profitable gold and his first world title was Canadian Andre de Grasse, who clocked a brand new nationwide report time of 19.62 seconds. De Grasse completed second, behind Jamaican legend Usain Bolt, within the 2016 Video games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

De Grasse, who has a Trinidadian mom and Barbadian father, had the quickest response time (0.135s) among the many eight contenders.

Bagging silver and bronze had been Individuals Kenneth Bednarek, in a private greatest time of 19.68, and Noah Lyles, in a season-best time of 19.74, respectively. One other American, Erriyon Knighton (19.93), was fourth and Liberian sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh (19.98) was fifth in a brand new nationwide report time.

Coming in sixth and seventh had been Canadian Aaron Brown (20.20) and Jamaican Rasheed Dwyer (20.21) respectively.

Richards, the 2018 Commonwealth Video games 200m champ, could have one last likelihood to redeem “the dream” if he’s chosen to run within the opening spherical of males’s 4x400m relay qualifying on Friday from 7.25am (TT time). TT strains up in lane three in warmth considered one of two.

Right here, the primary three finishers in every warmth and the following two quickest occasions advance to the medal race.