- August 7, 2024
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Athlete: Tom Dradriga
Event: Men’s 800m Repechage (Heat One)
Dates: Thursday, August 8
Time: 1pm
Uganda’s middle distance runner Tom Dradriga has his work cut out as he bids for a place in the 800m semifinal at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics.
Dradriga missed out on an automatic ticket to the semis on Wednesday after finishing sixth in Heat Six, clocking a time of 1:46.05.
Only the top three athletes from each heat advanced directly to the semifinals, while the rest were relegated to the Repechage round.
In the Repechage round, Dradriga has been placed in Heat One, where he must secure a win to guarantee his spot in the semifinal.
According to the competition rules, the first-place finisher in each Repechage heat and the next two fastest times across the four heats will advance to the semifinal.
His nine-man heat has much fancied Slimane Moula from Algeria who is ranked number 15 in the World.
Dradriga might have to run around his Personal Best time of 1:44.74 if he is to secure a place in Friday’s semifinal.
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