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Elvis Afifa from Amsterdam did not succeed at the World Cup athletics in Tokyo to reach the final of the 100 meters, the king’s number. The 27-year-old sprinter ended in his heat of the semi-finals in seventh in 10.20 and that meant elimination.
Afifa ran, among others, against title defender Noah Lyles. The American won the heat in 9.92. The final will be Sunday later.
The World Cup is not over yet. It still ends up on the relay 4×100 meters.
“We think we are good with Weslley Patati and in the small space and can also be able to continue playing with the lace changes. He has shown good things. We have had him here for two weeks, because he is not an international. That’s why he is going on it,” said AZ coach Maarten Martens about the Basic Place of Weslley Patati. That is at the expense of Ibrahim Sadiq.
AZ is supported in Almelo by the maximum number of five hundred supporters. Last season Heracles was the last hurdle that AZ took towards the cup final. The team of trainer Maarten Martens played 2-2 in the semi-final and needed a penalty kick series to qualify for the final battle against Go Ahead Eagles. In the competition, AZ lost 1-0 in Almelo.