Disappointment for Maltese runner in Beijing

Malta's Nicolai Portelli finished last in his heat in the Men's 200m heats in Beijing this morning. His time was 22.31 seconds when his personal best is 22.11.
The following were the results. Portelli competed in heat 4.

Heat 1
1. Shawn Crawford (U.S.) 20.61 seconds Q
2. Marcin Jedrusinski (Poland) 20.64 Q
3. Stephan Buckland (Mauritius) 20.98 Q
4. Jiri Vojtik (Czech Republic) 21.05
5. Fanuel Kenosi (Botswana) 21.09
6. Adam Harris (Guyana) 21.36
7. Khalil Al-Hanahneh (Jordan) 21.55
8. Solomon Bayoh (Sierra Leone) 22.16
. Francis Obikwelu (Portugal) DNS
Heat 2
1. Brian Dzingai (Zimbabwe) 20.25 Q
2. Christian Malcolm (Britain) 20.42 Q
3. Christopher Williams (Jamaica) 20.53 Q
4. Shinji Takahira (Japan) 20.58 Q
5. Amr Seoud (Egypt) 20.75 Q
6. Thuso Mpaung (South Africa) 20.87 Q
7. Daniel Grueso (Colombia) 21.15
8. Arnaldo Abrantes (Portugal) 21.46
Heat 3
1. Marlon Devonish (Britain) 20.49 Q
2. Kim Collins (St. Kitts & Nevis) 20.55 Q
3. Marvin Anderson (Jamaica) 20.85 Q
4. Matic Osovnikar (Slovenia) 20.89 Q
5. Chris Lloyd (Dominica) 20.90
6. Heber Viera (Uruguay) 20.93
7. Cristian Reyes (Chile) 21.20
8. Franklin Nazareno (Ecuador) 21.26
Heat 4
1. Roman Smirnov (Russia) 20.76 Q
2. Walter Dix (U.S.) 20.77 Q
3. Rolando Palacios (Honduras) 20.81 Q
4. Angel David Rodriguez (Spain) 20.87 Q
5. Bruno de Barros (Brazil) 21.15
6. Desislav Gunev (Bulgaria) 21.55
7. Vyacheslav Muravyev (Kazakhstan) 21.68
8. Nicolai Portelli (Malta) 22.31
Heat 5
1. Rondell Sorrillo (Trinidad & Tobago) 20.58 Q
2. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 20.64 Q
3. Kristof Beyens (Belgium) 20.69 Q
4. Marc Schneeberger (Switzerland) 20.86 Q
5. Jose Acevedo (Venezuela) 21.06
6. Ihor Bodrov (Ukraine) 21.38
7. Mohamad Siraj Tamim (Lebanon) 21.80
8. Oleg Juravlyov (Uzbekistan) 22.31
9. Juan Zeledon (Nicaragua) 23.39
Heat 6
1. Wallace Spearmon (U.S.) 20.46 Q
2. Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (Norway) 20.54 Q
3. Paul Hession (Ireland) 20.59 Q
4. Seth Amoo (Ghana) 20.91
5. Ronalds Arajs (Latvia) 21.22
6. Jayson Jones (Belize) 21.54
7. Nabie Foday Fofanah (Guinea) 21.68
. Brian Barnett (Canada) DNF
Heat 7
1. Obinna Metu (Nigeria) 20.62 Q
2. Ramil Guliyev (Azerbaijan) 20.78 Q
2. Churandy Martina (Netherlands Antilles) 20.78 Q
4. Sandro Viana (Brazil) 20.84 Q
5. Jamaal Rolle (Bahamas) 20.93
5. Shingo Suetsugu (Japan) 20.93
7. Omar Juma Al-salfa (United Arab Emirates) 21.00
. Alex Nelson (Britain) DNS
Heat 8
1. Aaron Armstrong (Trinidad & Tobago) 20.57 Q
2. Brendan Christian (Antigua and Barbuda) 20.58 Q
3. Jared Connaughton (Canada) 20.60 Q
4. Visa Hongisto (Finland) 20.62 Q
5. Marco Cribari (Switzerland) 20.98
5. James Dolphin (New Zealand) 20.98
7. Zhang Peimeng (China) 21.06
. Samuel Francis (Qatar) DNS
Q = Qualified
DNF = Did not finish
DNS = Did not start