Jarmillia Murphy-Knight, who made her international debut, has made the semi-finals of the 400m after finishing the race strong.
The 18-year-old finished fourth with a personal best of 59.19 seconds and qualified as one of the six fastest non-automatic qualifiers.
‘The atmosphere is great and I absolutely love it,’ says smiley Annamaria Leszczynska after she and Jarmilia Murphy-Knight run sub-60s in the 400 metre hurdle heats! #IAAFTAmpere2018 #ThisisAthletics pic.twitter.com/9kIVVOfjbi
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Another debutant and teammate Annamaria Leszczynska was unable to hold her pace down the final 100m and finished sixth in her heat in a solid 59.94, missing out on a place in the semis.
Australian running rising star Riley Day started her Championships in fine form for the 100m with a time of 11.77 seconds to automatically qualify for the semi-finals later this afternoon.
Sprinters Riley Day and Mia Gross have an adrenaline-filled first round of the 100 metres, running 11.77 (+0.4) and 11.80 (+0.8) respectively. ‘I just wanted to go out here today and do what I could to…
