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Rikkoi A.R. Brathwaite 4th in 100m Heats @World Championship 2025

The Virgin Islands' fastest man, Rikkoi A.R. Brathwaite, narrowly missed out on qualifying for the semi-finals of the Men's 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Photo: Facebook/File
TOKYO, Japan- The Virgin Islands' fastest man, Rikkoi A.R. Brathwaite, narrowly missed out on qualifying for the semi-finals of the Men's 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, September 13, 2025.

Brathwaite had an amazing start in heat 5 of the 100M and finished with a 4th place finish and a 10.23s time stamp.

The race was won by Letsile Tebogo of Botswana in 10.07 seconds. Second was Andre DeGrasse of Canada in 10.16, while third was Courtney Lindsey of the United States in 10.19.

Meanwhile, Chantel E. Malone competes in the Women's Long Jump Final today, September 14, 2025.

6 Responses to “Rikkoi A.R. Brathwaite 4th in 100m Heats @World Championship 2025”

  • humble (14/09/2025, 08:00) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    His biggest fan needs to be humble and let God do his thing
    • FAFO (14/09/2025, 13:35) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      Never heard of a humble fan before. Fans are cheerleaders and encourage in the best way they can. The competition was tough and he was racing with world champions. Coming from small BVI, he did extremely well. Let's appreciate that.
  • Under 9.9. (14/09/2025, 09:39) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Bro get back to training and set 9. 9 and under as your target, work hard, strive for that, Once you achieve that then you kno that yoi are ready..
  • Anonymous (14/09/2025, 10:01) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    He did his best
  • Keep trying/don't give up (14/09/2025, 11:41) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    He is coming to come
  • Are (14/09/2025, 12:33) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
    We still sending 60 people of the BVI on tax payers money to see now 3 of 3 Compete on world stage?


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