Paralympic sprinter Petrus Karuli on Tuesday missed out on a spot in the final of the men ‘ s T37 400m race after being disqualified for line infringement at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games . On day five of the athletics events , Karuli , who is making his debut at the Paralympic Games , competed in his second event at the championships . The Namibian athlete made his maiden appearance in the 100m sprints on the first day of the track and field events on Friday last week at the Stade de France in Paris and did not advance out of the 100m heats . On Tuesday morning , he struggled in the 400m heats , finishing last in heat two , for which he was disqualified for a lane infringement . Tunisia ‘ s 19 – year – old sprinter , Amen Allah Tissaoui , won the heat with a time of 52 . 34 seconds , marking the fastest time from both heats held on the day . Karuli is expected to compete in the 200m heats later in the competition . Other Namibian athletes expected to compete include T11 sprinter Ananias Shikongo and his g
uide , Even Tjiuiju , as well as Chris Kinda and his guide , Kelvin Goagoseb , who will compete in the 100m heats on Wednesday at 10h12 Namibian time . Team Namibia has won a gold medal at the championships through T11 female sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda . At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games , Team Namibia returned with two medals – one silver and one bronze won by Ananias Shikongo and Johannes Nambala , respectively .
Source:The Namibia News Agency