Injury Confines Makwala To 200m Contest

Monday, May 17, 2021

Sprinter, Isaac Makwala, pulled a surprise yesterday when he opted out of the 400m senior men’s final at the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) National Championships held at the National Stadium due to injury.

Makwala instead settled for the 200m. The sprinter qualified for the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games in the 400m category on Saturday reaching the finishing line in 44:56.

After opting out of yesterday’s 400m final, Makwala was however able to run the 200m final where he cruised to the time of 20:15 to qualify for the Olympics.

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Injury Confines Makwala To 200m Contest

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