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Heat 5 at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday 3 August 2021 [Photo/Reuters ]
Kenya's Hellen Syombua on Tuesday morning bowed out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after she failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the women’s 400m at the Japan National Stadium.
Running from lane eight in heat five, a powerful push on the final stretch saw Syombua cross in a time of 52.70 to finish fifth, behind Irish Phil Healy who clocked 51.98.
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