Saturday, September 28
Doha, Qatar
10 AM
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IAAF World Championships
Hakim Sani Brown made his second straight 100 meters semifinals appearance, but it ended almost the same as it did in 2017.
Holmes Returns to Final, Sprinters Ousted in World Championships Semifinals
Saturday, September 28, 2019 | Track and Field
DOHA, Qatar – Gators Great TJ Holmes qualified for his second consecutive IAAF World Championships 400-meter hurdles final, while rising junior Hakim Sani Brown and rising senior Raymond Ekevwo were knocked out in the 100 meters semifinals Saturday evening.
Holmes finished third in his heat but posted the sixth-fastest overall time (48.67 seconds) to earn the first of two "time" qualifications. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native is one of four men to make the 2017 and 2019 World Championships finals. Two years ago in London, Holmes took fifth place in a chilly, rainy final.
Sani Brown nearly recovered from a poor reaction to the gun, but his time of 10.15 seconds was four hundredths of a second too slow to make the final. Ekevwo crossed in 10.20 seconds and did not advance either.
Both Sani Brown and Ekevwo are just 20 years old, and they were the only semifinalists under the age of 21. It was the second semifinals appearance for Sani Brown, who stumbled out of the blocks and finished 19th at the 2017 World Championships.
Orlando, Fla., product Andres Arroyo, who competes internationally for Puerto Rico, was eliminated in the 800 meters preliminary round, just as he was two years ago in London.
The men's triple jump final – more specifically, the rivalry between former Gators teammates Christian Taylor and Will Claye – highlights Sunday's action.
Taylor, ranked No. 2 in the world this year, has won gold at the last three global championships, in addition to the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics. Earlier this month, Taylor won the Diamond League – track and field's professional circuit – for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. Taylor's all-time best mark of 18.21 meters, set en route to gold at the 2015 World Championships, ranks second in track and field history.
Claye holds this year's world-leading mark (18.14 meters – third in track and field history), and is coming off silver medals at the 2016 Olympics and 2017 World Championships. He was also the silver medalist at the 2012 Olympics.
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Holmes finished third in his heat but posted the sixth-fastest overall time (48.67 seconds) to earn the first of two "time" qualifications. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native is one of four men to make the 2017 and 2019 World Championships finals. Two years ago in London, Holmes took fifth place in a chilly, rainy final.
Sani Brown nearly recovered from a poor reaction to the gun, but his time of 10.15 seconds was four hundredths of a second too slow to make the final. Ekevwo crossed in 10.20 seconds and did not advance either.
Both Sani Brown and Ekevwo are just 20 years old, and they were the only semifinalists under the age of 21. It was the second semifinals appearance for Sani Brown, who stumbled out of the blocks and finished 19th at the 2017 World Championships.
Orlando, Fla., product Andres Arroyo, who competes internationally for Puerto Rico, was eliminated in the 800 meters preliminary round, just as he was two years ago in London.
The men's triple jump final – more specifically, the rivalry between former Gators teammates Christian Taylor and Will Claye – highlights Sunday's action.
#Gators. Brothers. Rivals.
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Can't wait to see these two go at it again on the 🌎 stage Sunday 👀#GoGators 🐊 #GatorsAlways pic.twitter.com/mvcatBBGos
"We were put in thus position to push each other to break the 🌎 record."@WilliamClaye, @Taylored2jump drawing 👀👀https://t.co/thpAl20PEQ
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Taylor, ranked No. 2 in the world this year, has won gold at the last three global championships, in addition to the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics. Earlier this month, Taylor won the Diamond League – track and field's professional circuit – for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. Taylor's all-time best mark of 18.21 meters, set en route to gold at the 2015 World Championships, ranks second in track and field history.
Claye holds this year's world-leading mark (18.14 meters – third in track and field history), and is coming off silver medals at the 2016 Olympics and 2017 World Championships. He was also the silver medalist at the 2012 Olympics.
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| Day 2 – Saturday, September 28th (^ - denotes semifinal; * - denotes preliminary) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 100m (M) ^ | 14. Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – 10.15 [-0.3] |
| 18. Raymond Ekevwo (Nigeria) – 10.20 [-0.1] | |
| 800m (M) * | 29. Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – 1:46.75 |
| 400mH (M) ^ | 6. TJ Holmes (United States) – 48.67 | Advanced to final (time) |
| Day 3 – Sunday, September 29th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 2:45 p.m. | Will Claye (United States); Christian Taylor (United States) – Men's Triple Jump |
| Day 4 – Monday, September 30th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 1:05 p.m. | Grant Holloway (United States) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles [preliminary] |
| 2:50 p.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – Women's 3,000-meter Steeplechase |
| 3:40 p.m. | TJ Holmes (United States) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles |
| Day 6 – Wednesday, October 2nd (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 1:05 p.m. | Grant Holloway (United States) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles [semifinals] |
| 3:55 p.m. | Holloway (United States) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles |
| Day 7 – Thursday, October 3rd | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 12:20 p.m. | Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) – Men's Shot Put [qualifying – Group A] |
| 1:40 p.m. | Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) – Men's Shot Put [qualifying – Group B] |
| Day 8 – Friday, October 4th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 2:05 p.m. | Raymond Ekevwo (Nigeria); Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 4x100 relay [preliminary] |
| Day 9 – Saturday, October 5th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 10:50 a.m. | Yanis David (France); Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – Women's Long Jump [qualifying] |
| 1:05 p.m. | Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) – Men's Shot Put |
| 3:15 p.m. | Raymond Ekevwo (Nigeria); Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 4x100 relay |
| Day 10 – Sunday, October 6th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 12:15 p.m. | Yanis David (France); Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – Women's Long Jump |
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