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Benjamin Azamati has qualified for the men's 100m final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK.
The Ghanaian finished third in heat three of the semi-finals with a time of 10.18s and qualified for the final via a non-automatic qualifying slot.
How 🇬🇭 Benjamin Azamati qualified for the final of the 100m men's event at the #CommonwealthGames2022.
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He did 10.18s.#JoySports pic.twitter.com/Z2Ghwjnt8X
Azamati will be in lane one for the final which takes place later tonight at 20:30GMT. The 24-year-old will compete against the likes of Akani Simbine, Ferdinand Omanyala and Yupun Abeykoon.
🇬🇭 Benjamin Azamati will run in Lane 1 at tonight's 100m final of the #CommonwealthGames2022.
8:30pm. #JoySports pic.twitter.com/t7mNzY32lN— 👈🏾Join the Joy Sports FPL (@JoySportsGH) August 3, 2022
Unfortunately, Sean Safo Antwi missed out on the final after finishing fifth in heat two of the semi-finals with a time of 10.36s.
Azamati is one of four Africans who will participate in the final of the men's 100 event.
The Africans in the 100m final of the #CommonwealthGames2022:
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🇿🇦 Akani Simbine
🇰🇪 Ferdinand Omanyala
🇨🇲 Emmanuel Eseme
🇬🇭 Benjamin Azamati
It's on at 8:30pm tonight!#JoySports #CWG2022 pic.twitter.com/yrbyfdjxyJ
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