Paris 2024 Olympics: Ajayi, Ashe advance into 100m men’s semis

Kanyinsola Ajayi and Favour Ashe claimed a declare in the men’s 100m semi-finals at the continued 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday.

The duo are making their debut at the Olympic Games.

Ajayi won Warmth 5 in 10.02s, beating Olympics champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs into second declare at 10.05s.

Ghana’s Abdul-Rasheed Saminu got here third in a time of 10.06s.

Ashe performed fourth in Warmth 4 in the aid of Jamaica’s Indirect Seville, Japan’s Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Thailand’s Thurpool Bonboon.

Ashe, on the opposite hand, sealed his declare in the semis after grabbing the closing non-automatic keep.

In swimming, Adaku Nwandu performed second in Warmth 6 of females’s 50m Freestyle in the aid of Elizaveta Pecherskikh.

The 16-year-aged, on the opposite hand, failed to develop it to the closing.