Reigning national 200 metres champion, Michelle-Lee Ahye, and Semoy Hackett have qualified for the XXXI Olympic Games 200m semi-finals test at the Olympic Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at 9 am (TT Time). The first rounds for men is at 11am.
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FASTEST-EVER! Cedenio 4th in T&T record; van Niekerk wins with world record
Machel Cedenio bolted into the history books at the Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium, here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last night, clocking a jaw-dropping 44.01 seconds in the Olympic Games men's 400 metres final to become the fastest-ever Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler.
The blistering national record run earned Cedenio fourth spot in a race that featured three sub-44 clockings.
Cedenio erases 24-year old record...fourth place for gutsy quarter-miler
Machel Cedenio ran the race of his life to finish fourth, just missing out on a bronze medal, in the men’s 400 metres final at the Rio Olympics last night.
In the process, Cedenio erased Ian Morris’ 24-year old record with a smashing 44.01 performance, in a race which was won by South Africa’s Wayne van Niekerk in a new world record time of 43.03.
Ahye looks ahead to 200 metres
Following on her sixth place finish in the women’s 100 metres final here on Saturday night, a positive Michelle Lee Ahye is all set to make her presence felt in the 200 metres which starts today.
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