Syombua exit in 400m heats as Botswana’s Montsho calls it a day on the track

Hellen Syombua during the national trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at The Moi International Sports Stadium, Kasarani, June 19, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya’s 400m runner Hellen Syombua’s Olympic dream ended in the heats at the Olympics Stadium on Tuesday after finishing fifth.

She clocked 52.70 in heat five which was won by one of the pre-race favourites Jamaica’s Stephanie Ann McPherson in 50.89.