{"id":483216,"date":"2025-09-17T09:42:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/alexander-ogando-dominates-his-heat-and-advances-to-the-semifinals-in-the-200-meters-at-the-tokyo-world-championships\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:42:17","slug":"alexander-ogando-dominates-his-heat-and-advances-to-the-semifinals-in-the-200-meters-at-the-tokyo-world-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/athletics\/alexander-ogando-dominates-his-heat-and-advances-to-the-semifinals-in-the-200-meters-at-the-tokyo-world-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Ogando dominates his heat and advances to the semifinals in the 200 meters at the Tokyo World Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tokyo.<\/strong>\u2013 Dominican sprinter <strong>Alexander Ogando<\/strong> once again demonstrated his high competitive level this Wednesday at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, by winning with authority in his qualifying heat of the 200 meters flat, with a time of <strong>20.10 seconds<\/strong>, which secured him a direct pass to the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/atletismo\/alexander-ogando-se-queda-con-el-bronce-en-la-final-de-la-liga-diamante-dominada-por-noah-lyles\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/atletismo\/alexander-ogando-se-queda-con-el-bronce-en-la-final-de-la-liga-diamante-dominada-por-noah-lyles\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lexander Ogando takes the bronze in the Diamond League final dominated by Noah Lyles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe test was held at 7:15 in the morning (local time) in Tokyo, where Ogando started with a reaction of <strong>0.146 seconds<\/strong>, leading the race from start to finish and recording the best time in his group.\n\nIn the same series, South African <strong>Wayde Van Niekerk<\/strong> finished in second place with <strong>20.19 seconds<\/strong>, while Swiss <strong>Timoth\u00e9 Mumenthaler<\/strong> took third place with <strong>20.39 seconds<\/strong>.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">Heat 1 of the men\u2019s 200m<br><br>Alexander Ogando\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 20.10s<br>Wayde Van Niekerk\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 20.19s<br>Timoth\u00e9 Mumenthaler\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded 20.39s <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f2BgDpN9gB\">pic.twitter.com\/f2BgDpN9gB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Plantain Hashira (@femii_p) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/femii_p\/status\/1968273705219522656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nWith this performance, Ogando confirms his status as a medal contender in the distance, adding another significant result to his record, following recent podium finishes in the Diamond League.\n\nIn contrast, the also Dominican sprinter <strong>Liranyi Alonzo<\/strong> could not complete her participation in the women&#8217;s 200 meters, after presenting physical discomfort that forced her to abandon the preliminary race.\n\nDominican athletics keeps its hopes alive for new classifications and medals in Tokyo, with Ogando as one of the main figures in the final stretch of the world championship.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo.\u2013 Dominican sprinter Alexander Ogando once again demonstrated his high competitive level this Wednesday at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, by winning with authority in his qualifying heat of the 200 meters flat, with a time of 20.10 seconds, which secured him a direct pass to the semifinals. 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