Knight, Salmon through to 400m hurdles semis
Published:Sunday | September 14, 2025 | 10:21 PM
There were no hiccups in Jamaica’s qualification attempts in the women’s 400m hurdles heats as the pair of Andrenette Knight and Shiann Salmon booked their semifinal spots at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan on Monday.
Knight made light work of her heat two run as she snagged the second automatic qualifying spot in a time of 53.74 seconds.
She finished just behind USA’s Anna Cockrell who took the won in 53.63.
In heat four, Salmon followed USA’s Dalilah Muhammad all the way to the line as she qualified in a season’s best 54.21, behind Muhammad's 53.80.
The duo will be Jamaica’s only competitors in the semifinals as national champion, Rushell Clayton, had withdrawn from the competition because of injury.
The semifinals are set for Tuesday at 7:07am Jamaica time.
-Gregory Bryce
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