Charamba blazes to Budapest Grand Prix silver

Makanakaishe Charamba delivered another statement performance on the international stage, securing a superb silver medal in the men’s 200 metres at the Gyulai István Memorial Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest yesterday.

The Zimbabwean sprinter crossed the line in an impressive 20,09 seconds, a time that placed him firmly among the world’s best over the distance and underlined the rapid progress he has been making on the global circuit this season.

Charamba was pipped to gold by Morocco’s Yassine Hssine, who produced an extraordinary run to clock a national record time of 19,92 seconds and claim the top spot.

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