Ghanaian athlete, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu
Ghana’s fastest man, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu has failed to qualify for the finals of the men’s 100 metres event at the ongoing 2025 World Athletics Championship in Tokyo, Japan.
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu missed out on the finals of the men’s 100 metres event after finishing 4 in the semi finals Heat 3.
The Ghanaian’s ambition of winning a medal in the men’s 100 metres is now over after clocking a time of 10.08 in Heat 3.
Jamaica’s Oblique Seville won the race with a time finish of 9.86s while Letsile Tebogo from Botswana secured the other automatic slot for the finals with 9.94s on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
South Africa’s Gift Leotlela finished third with 9.97s. He has now qualified to the finals of the men’s 100 metres event together with his countryman Akani Simbini.
The two South African athletes qualified to the finals of the 100 metres as the best third placed runners in the semi finals.
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