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Africa-Press<\/a> – Malawi<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Malawian athlete Asimenye Simwaka this morning broke the national record as she clocked 11:68 seconds in Women\u2019s 100m round 1 -Heat 1 at the Tokyo Olympics. Simwaka, however, failed to qualify for the semifinals since she came last in round 1 -Heat 1.<\/p>\n

United States\u2019 Teahna Daniels emerged winner of Heat 1 after completing the race on 11:04 seconds. Britain\u2019s Dina Asher Smith and Murielle Ahour\u00e9 of Ivory Coast finished second and third respectively. The three qualified for the semifinals.<\/p>\n

There was a total of 7 Heats in Round 1 from which 24 athletes have qualified for the semifinals. Marie Jos\u00e9e Ta Lou and Murielle Ahour\u00e9 of Ivory Coast as well as Nigeria\u2019s Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha and Blessing Okagbare are the African atheletes who have qualified for the semifinals to be held over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Simwaka competed in round one after coming second in the preliminary round where she completed the race in 11:76 seconds, which was also a national record. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are Simwaka\u2019s first Olympics and her first time to compete in 100m events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. Malawian athlete Asimenye Simwaka this morning broke the national record as she clocked 11:68 seconds in Women\u2019s 100m round 1 -Heat 1 at the Tokyo Olympics. Simwaka, however, failed to qualify for the semifinals since she came last in round 1 -Heat 1. 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