Personal information | |
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Born | Siteki, Eswatini [1] | 2 May 1988
Education | Gwamile Vocational and Commercial Training Institute [2] Polytechnic University of the Philippines [3] |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [4] |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
Club | Royal Swaziland Police [5] |
Coached by | Muzi Mabuza [5] |
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He competed in the men's 200m at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [8]
1Disqualified in the semifinals
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