{"id":16107,"date":"2021-08-20T13:43:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T13:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=16107"},"modified":"2021-08-20T13:28:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T13:28:57","slug":"orogot-desires-200m-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/orogot-desires-200m-medal","title":{"rendered":"Orogot desires 200m medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By virtue of the way he carries himself and not forgetting his mohawk hair, Tarsis Orogot oozes style and confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Sprints barely shape the conversation of Uganda\u2019s athletics today but Orogot is confident that he can change that.<\/p>\n<p>Sensing there was a lack of facilities and a durable atmosphere for shorter distance running back home, Orogot shifted to Kenya\u2019s capital three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The results have manifested this year as he took the 100m national record away from Pius Adome to now 10.35 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>At the World Athletics U20 Championships which enter Day Three today, Adome is eyeing a rare sprints medal for the country over the 200m.<\/p>\n<p>Narrow miss<\/p>\n<p>He had initially opted to pull out of the 100m quest on Wednesday but on agreeing to compete, he narrowly missed a place in yesterday\u2019s final by a slot after posting 10.37 seconds in third place via lane 4 of semi-final Heat 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we change the focus and prepare for the 200m,\u201d said Orogot. \u201cI have seen competition here. I know it\u2019s not as easy as I thought because with 10.37, you don\u2019t make it to the final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the 200m, I have to bring it all out and I will not disappoint,\u201d he added. For proper context, Orogot is the first Ugandan sprinter at this championship in 17 years.<\/p>\n<p>He is the ninth sprinter overall from Uganda to compete at this stage and by doing the 200m event, Orogot will become the fourth man to double in sprints at these championships after Henry Sebbale and Joel Otim-Bua (both Ontario 1988) in Canada as well as Robert Mugagga at Annecy 1998 edition in France.<\/p>\n<p>The 200m event is his favourite race and with the absence of sprint powerhouse USA, his time of 20.71 posted at Namboole on April 24 ranks him seventh overall in the junior field.<\/p>\n<p>And with the event happening at Karasani, where he is a regular, Orogot is hoping that can play a card for him too. \u201cThere are no nerves at all. This is where I have been competing. I pray that everything turns out better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Big dreams<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old dreams of emulating sprint greats John Akii-Bua and Davis Kamoga, both of whom have Olympic medals but to step onto the podium at Kasarani, he will need to go past the semi-final Heats this afternoon and then deliver in tomorrow evening\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p>However, the way Orogot gets out of the blocks is key. \u201cThe 200m is very different from the 100m. My start really let me down in the 100m but 200m, I know everything will be okay,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Winning a medal will require Orogot to run his best race ever. Of Uganda\u2019s 13 medals at this championship, only one is from sprints: Francis Ogola\u2019s 400m bronze at the Seoul 1992 edition in South Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. By virtue of the way he carries himself and not forgetting his mohawk hair, Tarsis Orogot oozes style and confidence. 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