Archibald in action tonight in men’s 100m
Guyana’s Emanuel Archibald will compete in the Men’s 100 metres in Tokyo, Japan.
Guyana’s Emanuel Archibald will compete in the Men’s 100 metres in Tokyo, Japan.

EMANUEL Archibald’s dream of competing at the Olympic Games has finally become a reality. The 26-year-old Lindener will take to the starting blocks tonight from 22:35hrs in the men’s 100 metres at the Japan National Stadium.
Archibald, Guyana’s National 100m champion, up to press time, did not know his lane or heat assignment, but, it is expected that he will be alongside some of the men who have posted some of the fastest times in the world this season.
His coach Julian Edmonds had told Chronicle Sport that the South American Senior Championship silver medallist is in pristine shape to clock a fast time in Japan.
According to Edmonds, “We did a lot of race models, we did a lot of block work and we did some flies. The last training sessions, his times were on point where it should be and I will be very surprised if ‘Amo’ does not PR at these games.”
Archibald’s personal best in the distance is 10.22 seconds, set in 2018 in Kingston, Jamaica. He also clocked a wind-assisted 10.18 seconds to win Guyana’s senior Men’s 100 metres at the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) National Championships in June.
Though representing Guyana at the Olympic Games in the 100 metres, Archibald is more proficient and accomplished in the long jump, where he’s also the country’s National record-holder (8.12m).

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