Caribbean quartet in World Indoor 400m finals
SOPOT, Poland (CMC) — The Jamaican pair of Patricia Hall and Kaliese Spencer have reached the final of the women’s 400 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Hall left no doubt about her place in Saturday’s final by winning the first semi-final in a time of 52.82 seconds Friday evening while Spencer finished second in the second semi-final in 51.58, behind winner American Francena McCorory (51.35).
Bahamian Shaunae Miller, a former World Youth and World Junior champion, also booked her place in the final by placing third in the second semi-final in 51.63 seconds.
In the men’s 400 metres final also on Saturday, the Caribbean will be represented by Bahamian Chris Brown and Trinidadian Lalonde Gordon.
Brown won semi-final two in a time of 46.19 seconds while Gordon, an Olympic bronze medallist, finished third in semi-final one in 46.29.
There was disappointment for the Jamaicans Edino Steele who was disqualified in the first semi-final and Akheem Gauntlett who came home last in semi-final two.