Kammala wannan jumla: A Wasannin Olympics na bazara na 2008 a Beijing, Makany ya yi gasa a matsayin dan wasa mai zaman kansa a cikin
'Yan wasan tseren mita 100 na maza. Gabatarwa zuwa Wasannin na biyu, ya share lokacin shigarwa na FINA B na 49.79 a Gwajin National na Hungary a Budapest don tabbatar da zaɓi a cikin ƙungiyar Olympics. Ya kalubalanci wasu masu iyo bakwai a zagayen na biyar, gami da Martin Verner na Jamhuriyar Czech da Shaune Fraser na Tsibirin Cayman. Makany ya yi tsere zuwa matsayi na biyu tare da Paulius Viktoravičius na Lithuania, inda ya rubuta mafi kyawun sirri na 49.27 seconds. Makany, duk da haka, ya kasa ci gaba zuwa wasan kusa da na karshe, yayin da ya sanya na ashirin da takwas a cikin zafin farko.