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Jamaican hurdlers in control

Published:Sunday | September 14, 2025 | 12:01 AM
Jamaica's Danielle Williams raises her eyes to the heavens after qualifying for the semi-finals of the World Athletics Championships 100-metre hurdles inside the Japan National Stadium tonight (Jamaica time). Williams clocked 12.40 seconds to go into the s
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Jamaica's Danielle Williams raises her eyes to the heavens after qualifying for the semi-finals of the World Athletics Championships 100-metre hurdles inside the Japan National Stadium tonight (Jamaica time). Williams clocked 12.40 seconds to go into the semi-finals as the fast qualifier. Amoi Brown and Ackera Nugent are also through.

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Jamaica’s high hurdlers cruised through the second morning of competition at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo tonight, Jamaica time.

Danielle Williams began the defence of her 100-metre hurdles title in relaxed style and was joined in Monday’s semi-finals by compatriots Ackera Nugent and Amoi Brown.

With a composed performance, Williams, also the World Champion from Beijing in 2015, won the second of six heats in the fastest time of the round —­ 20.40 seconds, while Nugent also went through seemlessly, taking the tape in 12.54.

Brown, in her first major championships, had more work to do but comfortably took the third and final qualifying place in the fifth of six heats in 12.82.

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