Botswana's Isaac Makwala reacts after finishing a men's 200-metres semifinal race during the World Athletics Championships in London on Wednesday. I’m happy to run again.” Makwala’s biggest rival for gold, 400-m champion Wayde van Niekerk, got through to Thursday’s final as the last qualifier after finishing third in his heat. The Botswanan was kept out of the 400-m final by organizers on Tuesday because of the stomach virus. Makwala had already qualified for the 400-m final when he was a no-show for the 200 heats, suffering from a stomach virus that affected about 30 people at the championships. Because of the danger to other athletes, the IAAF kept him out of that 400-m final, despite Makwala’s insistence that he was back to full fitness.

Source: thestar August 10, 2017 00:11 UTC