Zimbabwe's top sprinter Tapiwanashe Makarawu has been honoured in the City of Hobbs, New Mexico,  United States of America where September 3 was officially set aside to celebrate his accomplishments on the track.

The National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe took to social media platform X to congratulate Makarawu for the recognition dubbed “Tapiwanashe Makarawu Day” by the city’s mayor Sam Cobb.

"We are immensely proud of @carliemakarawu for being such an inspiration to all Zimbabwean athletes,” NAAZ wrote.

Makarawu finished sixth in the finals of the men's 200 race at the Paris Olympics.