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Charlton and Anderson cruise into Women's 60m Hurdles final, T&T's Jerod Elcock advances to Men's 60m final
Written by Bradley Jacks. Posted in World Indoors. | 19 March 2022 | 1861 Views
Tags: Athletics, Belgrade, Britany Anderson, Devynne Charlton, Jerod Elcock, Serbia, World Indoor Championships

Devynne Charlton and Britany Anderson finished first and second in the first semi-final of the Women’s 60m to advance to the final scheduled for later on Saturday.

Charlton capitalized on a bullet start to cross the finish line in 7.81, a Bahamian national indoor record, while Anderson ran 7.85 for second.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Jerod Elcock advanced to the final of the Men’s 60m after finishing second in the first semi-final in 6.63 behind the USA’s Marvin Bracy who eased to 6.51 for the win.

A big clash is expected in the final, later on Saturday, between Italy’s Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs and 2019 World 100m champion and 2018 World Indoor 60m champion and world record holder Christian Coleman. Jacobs won semi-final two in a world-leading 6.45 while Coleman won the third semi-final in 6.51.