Tharu completed the race in 10.85 seconds to finish 13th out of 29 sprinters, according to the results published by Reuters. [break]However, only ten qualified for the next round.
Among the ten qualifiers, Gerard Kobeane from Burkina Faso finished first with a timing of 10.42 seconds while the 10th place was taken by Fernando Lumain (10.80 s) from Indonesia.
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