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No more signs of the time, with two Irish sprinters vying for a spot in a World Championship final and both to date.
Both have reason to hope – Gina Akpe-Moses and Ciara Neville First row for his 100m semi-finals at the World Junior Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland on Thursday after noon (4 pm Irish time).
With space, Neville was the first to qualify Wednesday morning in heat in 11.54 seconds, his fastest this season. Despite a nervous start, Akpe-Moses did the same in his wave, finishing second in 11.58. Only the first two, plus the two fastest losers, through the three semi-finals go to the final, scheduled for later in the evening (19:15).
"My start was a little off, I thought I heard something but fortunately nothing more," said Akpe-Moses, the 100m European junior champion, after her heat was initially recalled for a faulty start. She competes in the first semifinal, in hall number six, with American Terry Twanisah for the company, the fastest junior in the world this year with her 10.99 seconds.
"I felt good, in the best shape of my life," said Neville, Limerick's athlete, who will follow in the third semifinal, in the fifth row. 39, another American, Daija Lampkin, and the British Kristal Awuah, who won her record of 11.35, but like Akpe-Moses, she seems to have more in the tank
"I must be aggressive and meet me" added Akpe-Moses, who has improved his 100m record at 11.46 this season and will certainly be fighting for a place in the final.
Both performances are also good for Irish 4x100m relay opportunities, joining Rhasidat Adeleke and Patience Jumbo Gula later in the week. Adeleke, who is only 15 years old, won the gold medal at the Gyor European Under-18 Championships in Hungary this weekend, while Jumbo Gula finished fifth of the season. 100m.
Davicia Patterson had a great result of 53.57 In the final, Jo Keane missed the point rating, and she ran a new 800m record in 2: 06.91 in her semifinal, missing the final of two places.
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