Brown qualifies for 200-metre final at worlds, Blake just misses
EUGENE, Ore. – Aaron Brown of Toronto has certified for the lads’s 200-metre closing after ending second in his semifinal warmth Tuesday evening on the world observe and discipline championships.
The 30-year-old Brown coated the space in 20.10 seconds, ending behind teenage star Erriyon Knighton of Tampa, Fla., who posted a formidable time of 19.77.
Brown’s time was the eighth quickest within the semifinal heats. Six runners completed in below 20 seconds.
Jerome Blake of Burnaby, B.C., completed third in his warmth in 20.29, behind Alexander Ogando of the Dominican Republic (19.91) and Joseph Fahnbulleh of Liberia (19.92), however the 26-year-old Blake didn’t qualify for Thursday’s closing, ending eleventh general.
Noah Lyles of Gainesville, Fla., the 2020 Olympic bronze medallist, had the quickest qualifying time in 19.62. The 18-year-old Knighton was second general, whereas 2020 Olympic silver medallist Kenneth Bednarek of Tulsa, Okla., was third general in 19.84.
Canadian Olympic 200-metre champion Andre De Grasse didn’t compete within the occasion as he hasn’t absolutely recovered from his second bout of COVID-19.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed July 19, 2022.
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