GB’s Newnham bids for final spotpublished at 13:03 BST
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Women’s 400m hurdles semi-finals
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It’s time for the semi-finals of the women’s 400 metre hurdles.
Emily Newnham is the only Team GB athlete left in the event, and she will be hoping to secure her place in the final.
She qualified second in her heat with a time of 54.59, and will likely have to be even quicker to secure a spot in the final.
Of course, the star attraction is reigning world champion Femke Bol. The Dutchwoman is unbeaten since winning a second successive Olympic bronze last summer, and has looked supreme this year since adjusting her stride pattern.
USA’s Jasmine Jones qualified fastest with a time of 53.18, with Paris 2024 silver medallist Anna Cockrell also competing for USA.
A reminder that Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone isn’t competing in the 400m hurdles this year.