By OLAWALE ALABI

Chudi Onwuzurike on Tuesday at the Stade de France in Paris qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing Olympic Games mens 200 metres semi-finals.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 21-year-old had first failed to qualify on Monday.

This was after he could only finish fifth from lane 2 of heat 2 in the events round 1.

He had a time of 20.55 seconds, finishing out of the top three who directly qualified for the semi-finals, but qualifying for the repechage round.

On Tuesday by noon, he utilised the chance to still enter the semi-finals.

This was from the repechage round which involved nearly all of those who failed to make it to the semi-finals from Mondays six heats.

Ranked number one and running from lane 6, he ran 20.51 seconds to win heat 1 and advance to Wednesdays semi-finals, alongside five others.

Speaking after Mondays race, Onwuzurike had said Tuesday was another opportunity for him to fulfill a dream.

I know its going to be hard, but it is an opportunity I am grabbing with both hands. I know I can do it, and I will do my best, he had promised.

Earlier on Monday, the repechage round was not favourable for Chidi Okezie who finished last in the rounds heat 2 in the mens 400m.

He ran a time of 45.92 to finish fifth and fail to utilise the second opportunity he got to reach the semi-finals.(NAN)