Africa-Press – Eswatini. ESWATINI’S sprinter Sibusiso ‘Swazi Bolt’ Matsenjwa is the only athlete from the SADC region who reached the 200m finals during the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Matsenjwa was in action on Saturday evening, where he was a lone representative from the Southern African Development Community region during the finals.
This was after the South African duo of Shaun Maswanganyi and Luxolo Adams failed to make it to the knockout stage.
Despite putting up a valiant effort, he was unable to get a podium finish placed seventh overall with a time of 20.92s in what was his last appearance in the once in four years multi-sporting codes event.
The Royal Eswatini Police service athlete was up against the defending 200m champion Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago, who eventually won the gold medal on the finals after setting a games record. Matsenjwa clocked the season’s best time of 20.81s in the semi-finals.
Matsenjwa said he was grateful for the support he had received from the nation during the competition and was ready for the next chapter in his career.
“It’s been a massive journey, I’m thankful for all the positive support and backing while representing Eswatini inn my last Commonwealth games. All my focus now is on what’s ahead,” he said.
He recently represented the country in the rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games and 2022 African senior championships, where he reached the semi-finals in both competitions.
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