National 400m champion Hellen Syombua bowed out of the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.
The only Kenyan one-lap race runner who holds the national record completed Heat 5 in 5th position after she timed 52.70 in the preliminaries.
As Syombua was 5th, Jamaica’s Stephenie Ann McPherson won the heat in 50.89 with Natalie Kaczmarek (51.06) and Paola Moran (51.18) finishing second and third respectively to secure the automatic qualification.
Syombua was aiming to become the first Kenyan woman to get into the semi-finals of the Olympics Games in the 400m.
With 24 going through to the semi-finals, Syombua was ranked 32nd in the field of 46 competitors.
She said her dream in the one-lap race was far from over.
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