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Ellina Mhlanga Senior Sports Reporter
ANOTHER Zimbabwean athlete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Vimbai Zvinowanda is on Saturday expected to compete in the women’s 200m T47 at the Olympic Stadium.

Zvinowanda will face Japan’s Sae Tsuji, Saska Sokolov from Serbia as well as Angelina Lanza of France, South Africa’s Anrune Weyers and Lu Li of China in Heat Three of the three heats lined up for Saturday.

The first two in each heat and next two fastest progress to the final scheduled for the same day.

Zvinowanda’s personal best is 28.90 seconds, which is also her season best while France’s Lanza has the leading time of 25.01 seconds in this heat.

With the country fielding only two athletes at the Games, Zvinowanda will be the last Zimbabwean athlete in competition.

Pamela Shumba had her race on Wednesday and failed to make the semi-finals of the women’s 100m T12.

However, she set a new personal best.
The Games that were officially opened on August 24, end on Sunday.