JEREEM INTO 400M FINAL

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T&T Sprinter Jereem Richards has qualified for the final of the Men's 400 meters of the World Championships in Tokyo.  He made Thursday's final as a non-automatic qualifier. He came third in Heat two which was the fastest of three heats with a season's best time of 44.12 seconds. Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi won with a time of World Leading time of 43.61 seconds. Jamaica's Rusheen Mc Donald was second in 44.04 seconds.  A few big names missed out on the final including Grenadian Kirani James and Olympic bronze medalist Muzala Samukonga as well as Olympic Silver medalist Matthew Hudson Smith.

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00:00so they're away here in the men's second semi-final jacori patterson already has opened up a gap

00:10ahead of charlie dobson dobson started his career as a 200 meter runner he's got such speed in the

00:16first 200 meters but he doesn't use it he saves it for the back end of the race jereen richards

00:20conversely the trinidad and tobagan he does seem to use that leg speed in the first 200 to good

00:24effect just keeping himself ahead of patterson at the moment but the stagger is starting to

00:29unwind and kevin a chippy going fantastically well on the inside how much effort though is it taking

00:34for kevin a chippy on that tight event to get a jump on this field only time will tell because at the

00:39moment kevin a chippy looking fantastic jacori patterson vulturing here kevin a chippy is running away with

00:46this race here

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