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From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 5, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 5, 2024
Israeli sprinter Blessing Afrifah is 5th in 200m heat, will run in repechage round
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
(L-R) Taiwan's Yang Chun-han, Canada's Andre De Grasse, US's Noah Lyles, Jamaica's Bryan Levell, Japan's Towa Uzawa, Switzerland's William Reais and Israel's Blessing Afrifah compete in the men's 200m heat at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, August 5, 2024. (Antonin THUILLIER / AFP)
Israeli sprinter Blessing Afrifah finishes 5th in his heat in the men’s 200m dash with a time of 20.78, failing to automatically secure a spot in the semifinal.
Overall, he finishes 35th out of 45 runners, and will race again in tomorrow’s newly introduced repechage round for a second shot at qualifying.
In the repechage, the winners of each heat will advance to the semifinal, as will the next two fastest finish times.
The world record in the men’s 200m is held by famed Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, with a time of 19.19.
