Hampton Roads’ own Michael Cherry is moving on in the 400m finals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The Chesapeake native won his heat Monday morning (August 2) with a time of 44.44 in the semifinals.

.@MCJR__ said ZOOM to the rest of the field. 💨@usatf x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/9YbHpAUHQ5

— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 2, 2021

This is the first ever Olympics for the Oscar Smith High alum. He will now compete in the 400m finals on Thursday at 8 a.m. ET.

First Olympic 400m team ✅ first Olympic 400m final ✅ God is amazing relay Papi no more lol

— Michael Cherry ♨️ (@MCJR__) August 2, 2021