Paris, CMC – Devynne Charlton of The Bahamas and Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent are in with an opportunity of grabbing a medal within the ladies’s 100-meter hurdles after they each certified for the ultimate on the Paris Olympics right here Friday.
Charlton, the present 60-metre hurdles World Indoor champion and world report holder within the occasion, was second in Warmth 1 in a time of 12.50 seconds, behind Grace Stark of the USA, who clocked 12.39 seconds.
Nugent was third in Warmth 3, however her 12.44 seconds was ok to see her advance to Saturday’s last.
Regardless of operating a private finest time of 12.63 seconds, Charisma Taylor of the Bahamas was third in Warmth 2 and didn’t advance.
Neither did Jamaican Janeek Brown, who completed seventh in that warmth in 12.92 seconds and was eradicated alongside together with her compatriot Danielle Williams, who was sixth in Warmth 1 in 12.82 seconds.
Jamaica had higher information within the 4×400 meter relay, as their ladies comfortably booked their spot within the last.
The quartet of Andrenette Knight, Ashley Williams, Cherokee Younger, and Stephenie-Ann McPherson clocked a season’s finest 3:24.92 on their option to successful Warmth 2 forward of the Netherlands (3:25.03) and Eire (3:25.05) respectively.
America of America, the favorites to win the occasion, had been the quickest qualifiers, romping to victory in Warmth 1 in a season’s finest time of three:21.44.
Cuba completed eighth in that warmth in 3:33.99 and didn’t advance.
In the meantime, Trinidad and Tobago’s males’s 4×400 meter crew of Renny Quow, Jereem Richards, Jaden Marchan, and Shakeem McKay had been eradicated after ending eighth in Warmth 1 in 3:06.73.
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