A. Strachan, the only Bahamian in the women’s 200-meter semis, was third in her heat and eleventh overall in a personal best time of 22.56 seconds. Aside from her 22.54-second performance at the 2014 Paris Meeting Areva Diamond League meet in Paris, France, this was her best time in seven seasons.
In 2018, World Athletics (WA) issued a rule that stated female athletes with naturally high testosterone levels would be forbidden from running races 400 metres or longer in athletics until they took a medically prescribed medicine or had surgical surgeries to lower their testosterone levels.
A. Strachan Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Two women in the women’s 200-meter final are impacted; both are 18-year-olds from Namibia. So is Aminatou Seyni, of Niger, who finished ahead of A. Strachan in the semis by setting a national record of 22.54 seconds.
With a time of 22.01 seconds in her semifinal heat, American Gabrielle Thomas finished third and advanced to the final.
Running out of lane five, A. Strachan fell behind the early pace set by the race favourite, Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and made futile attempts to catch up in the later stages of the semifinal.
In a time of 22.56 seconds, she placed third in her semifinal heat. After a time of 22.76 seconds, A. Strachanwas eliminated from the first round.
Currently, I am in an excellent mood. I can pinpoint my error at the very beginning. The lengthy hold made me lose focus, which cost me some ground. Unfortunately, I must take the blame for this.
The amount of time I spent contemplating rather than doing was excessive.
Last Words
The 27-year-old A. Strachan admitted, “I wasn’t there like I should have been. As a whole, I’m quite pleased with it. Not that I have any grounds for complaint. It’s been a long season.
Because of COVID, the season lasted for two years, and the epidemic is still ongoing. I’m overjoyed and thrilled. To my knowledge, I am exactly where I ought to be at this very moment, both mentally and physically.
