Online Reporter
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Makanakaishe Charamba ran 19.88 seconds in the 200m at the Toyota USA Track and Field Lone Star Grand Prix on Saturday.
The time is the second-fastest ever by a Zimbabwean, behind Tapiwanashe Makarawu’s national record of 19.84 seconds.
It is also the best time by a Zimbabwean this season and comfortably inside the 20.07-second qualifying standard for the 2027 World Championships in Beijing, China.
Tete Taylor of the United States finished second in a personal best of 19.97 seconds, while Canada’s Aaron Brown was third in 20.11 seconds.
Charamba remains a medal hopeful at major events and a strong contender for Zimbabwe’s 4x100m relay team.
Denzel Simusialela is the other Zimbabwean with the 200m qualifying mark for next year’s World Championships, having run 19.98 seconds.
Charamba’s time ranks sixth in the world this season.
Bulawayo-born Simusialela is 14th — a remarkable feat for Africa’s rising sprint nation.
