
Tags: Athletics, 200M, 400M Hurdles, Abby Steiner, Alison Dos Santos, Elaine Thompson Herah, Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, Iaaf World Championships, Jaheel Hyde, Janieve Russell, Rai Benjamin, Rushell Clayton, Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Shiann Salmon, Trevor Bassitt, Usa
Shericka Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah all advanced to the final of the women’s 200m at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene on Tuesday.
Jackson, who won silver in the 100m in a personal best 10.73 on Sunday, looked magnificent in semi-final 1, cruising to 21.67 to win and advance to the final.
100m bronze medallist and double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah finished third in semi-final 2 in a season’s best 21.97 to advance to the final as a fastest loser. The USA’s Tamara Clark ran 21.95 to win while defending world champion Dina Asher-Smith ran a season’s best 21.96 for second.
Newly-crowned 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was also impressive in semi-final 3, running a season’s best 21.82 to win ahead of US champion Abby Steiner (22.15).
Dominican Republic Mixed Relay gold-medallist Alexander Ogando continued his brilliant world championships so far with a personal best and national record 19.91 to win semi-final 1 of the men’s 200m.
Trinidadian 2017 World Championship bronze medallist Jereem Richards of Trinidad & Tobago finished third in semi-final 2 in a brilliant 19.86 to advance to the final as a fastest loser. American defending champion Noah Lyles ran a brilliant 19.62 to win the race while Olympic silver medallist Kenny Bednarek, also of the USA, ran a season’s best 19.84 for second.
In the women’s 400m hurdles, Jamaican champion Janieve Russell ran 54.42 to win heat 2 and advance to the semi-finals.
Panama’s Gianna Woodruff ran 55.21 to finish third in semi-final 3 and progress. Jamaica’s Shiann Salmon produced 54.01 in heat 4 to finish second and advance while her teammate, 2019 World Championship bronze medallist Rushell Clayton finished fourth in heat 5 in 54.99 to advance.
Jaheel Hyde ran a new personal best 48.03 for sixth in the men’s 400m hurdles final. Brazilian world leader Alison Dos Santos dominated to win gold in a championship record 46.29 while Americans Rai Benjamin (46.89) and Trevor Bassitt (47.39) were second and third.
LATEST STORIES
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce rises above adversity with grace and grit, en route to Paris 2024
- 2023-08-31 06:37:00
- Hits 1685
Tracey grateful after excellent week in Budapest
- 2023-08-29 10:37:40
- Hits 1169
On this day in 2011: Mo Farah wins World Championship gold in Daegu
- 2023-09-04 00:00:00
- Hits 1136
Great Britain in the running to host 2029 World Athletics Championships
- 2024-03-04 17:46:04
- Hits 1043