National Athletics rep Niko Verekauta is out of the 200m at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

Verekauta ran last night in the 200m of Heat 5 and finished in 6th place with a season best time of 21.43 seconds.

He is now concentrating on the 400m that will be held later in the week.

Meanwhile, Jamaica's Usain Bolt has advanced into the semifinal of the 200m. He won his heat in a time of 20.70 seconds and later finished first in the quarterfinals with a time of 20.42 seconds.

Bolt is favourite to win the 200 metres final which will be held on Friday.