7 Jamaicans To Compete At World Championships Today
National champion Danielle Williams will be among the Jamaican athletes in action today at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.
She will be aiming to defend her 100-metre hurdles title.
Williams will run out of lane five in heat one. Three other Jamaicans -Megan Simmonds, Yanique Thompson and Rushelle Burton will also compete in sprint hurdles. A total of seven Jamaicans are scheduled to compete today.
Schedule for Jamaican Athletes – Day 8
MORNING SESSION
WOMEN’S DISCUS THROW QUALIFICATION – 4:10 AM
Tarasue Barnett & Kellion Knibb (Group A)
Shadae Lawrence (Group B)
WOMEN’S 100M HURDLES HEATS
Danielle Williams (Heat 1) – 4:45 AM
Megan Simmonds (Heat 2) – 4:53 AM
Yanique Thompson (Heat 3) – 5:01 AM
Rushelle Burton (Heat 4) – 5:09 AM
AFTERNOON SESSION
WOMEN’S 100M HURDLES SEMI-FINALS – 1:05 PM
WOMEN’S 3000M STEEPLECHASE FINAL – 3:25 PM
Aisha Praught
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