Isaac Makwala will run a 200m time trial at the world championships on Wednesday after being held out of the 200m heats and the 400m final due to a stomach virus, according to his Facebook account.
Makwala’s post said he will race a 200m heat alone at 1:40 p.m. ET, two hours before the 200m semifinals, and that he must run 20.52 seconds or faster to be placed in the 200m semifinals. Makwala is the top-ranked 200m man this year, having run 19.77 seconds on July 14.
On Tuesday, a controversy erupted over the Botswanan’s exclusion from the 400m final, where he was the top challenger to eventual winner Wayde van Niekerk.