History makers
….Charamba, Makarawu storm into Olympic finals
SPORTS WRITER
Zimbabwe athletes, Makanakaishe Charamba and Tapiwanashe Makarawu last night stormed into the finals of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after sailing through their 200 metres semi-finals hurdle heats.
Charamba finished third in Heat Two of the semis in 20.31 seconds while Makarawu was third in Heat Three in 20.16 seconds.
The two finalists’ performances thrilled the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC).
Writing on X, ZOC said: “Final countdown! Makanaka and Tapiwa, you did it! Finals, here we come!”
Nick Mangwana, the permanent secretary for the ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, was equally thrilled.
“They have made history.Congratulations,” he said.
In the semi-finals on Monday, Charamba competed in Heat Three, where he clocked 20.27 behind Letsile Tebogo of Botswana and ahead of Italy’s Filippo Tortu to book the semi- finals place while Makarawu participated in Heat Five and ran 20.07, behind USA’s Erriyon Knighton and ahead of South Africa’s Shaun Maswanganyi.
Makarawu holds the Zimbabwe record for 200m at 19.93.
