Newport's Christian Malcolm fails to make Olympic 200m final
Christian Malcolm put in a strong bid to reach the Olympic 200m final tonight, but failed to progress beyond the semis.
Malcom finished third with a time of 20.51 in the third semi-final, with Churandy Martina of the Netherlands coming first and Jamaica's Warren Weir second.
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