Ngonidzashe Makusha in bid to redeem lost pride

will be out to redeem himself when he takes part in his favourite event – the long jump – tomorrow in Daegu, South Korea.
The young Zimbabwean track and field star athlete was heavily tipped to reach the final of the men’s 100m but he failed to make the cut, going out in the semi-finals on Sunday morning.
Reigning National Collegiate Athletic Association champion Makusha failed to advance from the semi-finals, finishing fifth in his heat in 10.27 seconds.
Makusha will try and make amends tomorrow in the qualifying round of the long jump, where he has the world’s second-best leap this season (8.40 metres).
Only one runner cracked the 10-second barrier in the 100m final on Sunday, where the big news was made by Jamaica’s Usain Bolt.
The world record holder was disqualified for a false start in the finals.
Times were slowed once again by less than ideal conditions for a second consecutive day as the sprint field once again had to contend with a headwind.
And while the spotlight in Daegu will once again fall on Bolt as he prepares to take part in the 200m event on Friday, attention will also be on Zimbabwe’s Makusha in the long jump qualifiers, starting tomorrow.
Makusha’s teammate Gabriel Mvumvure, who also flopped in the 100m event at the same on-going meet in Daegu, will also be back in action, competing in the 200m competition on Friday.
Mvumvure failed to qualify for the men’s 100m semi-finals on Saturday after coming sixth in his heat in 10.63 seconds and he admitted after the race that “things did not go as planned” for him.
“Thank God for the wonderful opportunity (of competing at the World Athletics Championships).
Although things didn’t go as I anticipated, let Your will be done,” Mvumvure posted a message on Facebook on Saturday.