 Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Kubudirira kwaIdowu kwakaenderera mberi muna 2000, paakaiswa pakati pevatambi gumi vepamusoro-soro munyika uye akaiswa pachinhanho chechitanhatu muMitambo yeOlympic ya2000. Muna 2001 akakunda European Cup, kunyange zvazvo gare gare gore iroro chimiro chake chakawanikwa chisina kukwana paWorld Championships muEdmonton. Mubairo wake wokutanga mukuru wenyika yose wakauya paakakunda sirivha paCommonwealth Games ya2002, achiisa mutsva wega wega we 17.68 metres asi achirasikirwa nenyika yose uye nyika yake Jonathan Edwards. Gare gare muna 2002 akaisa 5th muEuropean Championships. 