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Adaejah T. Hodge 5th in Heat 6 of Women's 200m in Paris
![[British] Virgin Islands teenage sprint phenom Adaejah T. Hodge made her Olympic debut this morning, August 4, 2024, competing in the First Round of the Women’s 200m. Photo: results.nbcolympics.com](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/800x_h_Hodge_200m_run.jpg)
Hodge, the youngest athlete in the event, finished 5th in a time of 23.00 seconds.
The Heat was won by Favour Ofili of Nigeria in 22.24. Second was Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain in 22.28 while third was Gina Bass of Gambia in 22.84.
The time by Hodge placed her 22nd overall and the third fastest non-automatic qualifier.
The 18-year-old Hodge, who has a Personal Best of 22:33 in the 200m, will get another chance for qualification to the Semi-finals when she competes in the Repechage Round on Monday, August 5.
Repechage Round
A repechage is a term from rowing and wrestling that allows athletes who have been knocked out in the early rounds to have a second chance at qualifying for matches later on.
In every first round heat, a certain number of athletes will secure their progress by finishing in the automatic qualifying positions, but for those who do not finish, there will be a second chance to reach the semi-finals with a repechage heats.
This new system will replace the former when athletes would go through with the fastest times.
Ultimately, it means that each of the included events will have four rounds, a first round, a repechage round, semi-finals and the final, whereas previously they had contained three.
Every athlete will therefore run in at least two races at the Olympic Games in Paris.
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