 Roberts placed seventh, placing ahead of Mohamed Attoumane of the Comoros (29.63 seconds) and behind Mozambique's Chakyl Camal (24.93 seconds).The leaders of Roberts' heat were Nigeria's Yellow Yei Yah (24.00 seconds) and the Netherlands Antilles' Rodion Davelaar (24.21 seconds).Out of the 97 athletes who participated in the preliminary round, Roberts ranked 69th.