Wtf Sorrillo, Lord
200 Metres - M HEATS
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.
Morning session
Heat 2 - 07 August 2012 - 11:58
Wind: -0.1 m/s
Position Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark . React1 7 1759 Christophe Lemaitre FRA 20.34 Q . 0.161
2 5 2783 Anaso Jobodwana RSA 20.46 Q . 0.174
3 8 1283 Aaron Brown CAN 20.55 Q (=PB) 0.166
4 3 1987 Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas GRE 20.56 q . 0.153
5 4 3049 Rondel Sorrillo TRI 20.76 . 0.1476 2 1560 Carlos Jorge DOM 21.02 . 0.168
7 9 1336 Cristián Reyes CHI 21.29 . 0.164
8 6 2927 Ibrahim Turay SLE 21.90 (PB) 0.182
I am not surprised by Sorrillo's sub-standard performance in the 200m Heats.
What was I telling you guys about Sorrillo needing to concentrate on keeping his energy up for the 200m rounds and letting Burns who is in much better 100m form than Sorrillo himself, run the 100m rounds.
I believe Burns even stood a decent chance of making the 100m final unlike Sorrillo.
Our NAAA should have been wise and professional enough to make the decision for Sorrillo if Sorrillo wasn't mature enough to see what would be the better strategy to help him at least make one final for this Olympics.
Sorrillo tried to bite off more than he could chew in tackling both the 100m and 200m at the Olympics as he is not a Yohan Blake or Usain Bolt and he needs to recognise that.
A painfull lesson he has now learnt a little too late!