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Jamaica’s hurdlers, jumpers make smooth advance
September 16, 2025
TOKYO, Japan:
All three Jamaican competitors safely navigated their heats in the men's 110m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships inside the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday.
Tyler Mason was the fastest qualifier going into the men's semi-final, leading a strong field in heat five to stop the clock in a season's best 13.17 seconds.
Orlando Bennett was also in fine form as he took heat three in 13.20, and advanced as the second-fastest qualifier on the night.
Demario Prince had a tricky time navigating heat four, as he clipped the first hurdle and suffered a slow start.
He recovered quickly, however, and grabbed the final qualification spot in 13.31 to advance to the next round.
The semi-finals are set for today at 6:40 a.m. Jamaica time.
NO HICCUPS
In the women's 400-metre hurdles, there were no hiccups for Jamaica, with Andrenette Knight making light work of qualification to claim the second automatic qualifying spot in 53.74 seconds.
She finished just behind the United States' (US) Anna Cockrell, who took the heat in 53.63.
In heat four, Shiann Salmon followed the US' Dalilah Muhammad all the way to the line as she qualified in a season best 54.21. Muhammad clocked 53.80.
The duo will be Jamaica's only competitors in the semi-finals, as national champion Rushell Clayton had withdrawn from the competition through injury.
The semi-finals are set for this morning at 7:07 a.m. Jamaica time.
Tajay Gayle and Nikaoli Williams made the final of the men's long jump, with the latter leaping to the automatic qualification of 8.15 metres from Group A.
It took Gayle all three jumps to make the final, with his 8.28-metre effort topping the group.
Unfortunately, Carey McLeod, who could only manage 7.86 metres from his efforts in Group A, failed to make the final, finishing 20th.
The men's long jump final takes place at 6:40 a.m. tomorrow.
