Zimbabwean Olympics Finalist Tapiwa Makarawu Addresses If He Is Related To Rita Makarawu

Zimbabwean Olympics finalist Tapiwa Makarawu has addressed questions over his surname and if he is related to Rita Makarawu.

Tapiwa is still revelling at the prospects of clinching a medal for Zimbabwe after qualifying for the Athletics Men’s 200m final to take place today.

He came third in his heat and had the seventh fastest time, at 20.16 seconds. His compatriot, Makanakaishe Charamba, also qualified with the eighth fastest time after coming third in his race.

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Tapiwa Makarawu Subtly Explains If He Is Related To Justice Rita Makarawu

As people congratulate and gloss over the two sprinters, some have insinuated that Tapiwa could be related to former Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson Rita Makarawu. This is because they share the same surname.

Tapiwa Makarawu Rita Makarawu — *Zimbabwean Olympics Finalist Tapiwa Makarawu Addresses If He Is Related To Rita Makarawu [Image: ZOC]*

To put the issue to rest, the US-based athlete posted a picture shared by the Salvation Army. In the picture, he was standing with his parents, who are Salvation Army officers (Pastors). The graphic also included pictures of him in his Salvation Army uniform and two on the track in action.

He captioned it:

“To Got be the glory. We keep pushing.”

To God Be The Glory.
We keep pushing pic.twitter.com/dQfi5GpEaW

— Tapiwanashe Makarawu (@TapiwaMakarawu) August 7, 2024

Zimbos React

People online quickly figured Tapiwa was silently addressing if he is related to Rita Makarawu. They spoke online.

Lynne:

“Tapiwanashe Makarawu aneta ne toxicity. He has responded politely by posting his parents together with him to send a clear message to Zimbabweans that he is not Supreme Court Justice Rita Makarawu’s son. Now celebrate the sportsman’s talent.”

Madzo:

“But vakafanana unles they are cousins.”

Cliff:

“Pane zvimwe zvinenge zvisitori nechekuita neakazvara as if those vanoenda kuma Olympics games vanoitwa select politically. We must as a nation understand were to conflict and were to just unite or rally behind ours. Zvimwe zvatoita ndezvekusatokwana Mwari vatibatsire🙏.”

Antony:

“My advice is ngaambosiyana ne social media ozotangana nayo hake apedza…ndozvaiitwa ma spanish footballers pama Euro 2024.”

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