Ugandan raising sprinter Tarsis Orogot will compete in the Men’s 200m heats race at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympic Games today.
Orogot will have to be among the best three in today’s race for a direct qualification to the semifinals.
Orogot is the first Ugandan to take part of the 200m race at the Olympics in 32 years following Francis Ogola’s show in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
However, Uganda has not been so active in the sprints since the last Ugandan to compete in that specific bracket was Davis Kamoga, who clinched bronze in the 1996 Olympics.
The field will be littered with big names in the race, but Orogot’s assignment remains making it to the finals, and that will be a big shift in the youngster’s progress.
Orogot has lowered his national record twice as now it stands at 19.75 following his last race in May in Gainesville.
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