Hurdler Kamble books semis berth

Rohan Kamble

Rohan Kamble gave the Indian contingent reason to smile by making it to the men's 400m hurdles semi-finals in the U-20 World Athletics Championships here on Thursday.

He was the only Indian athlete who progressed to the next round a day after the country's 4x400m relay mixed team claimed bronze.

Kamble booked a berth in the 400m hurdles semi-finals by finishing fourth in the last of the five heats. He clocked 55.00 seconds when all he needed to do was finish the race after Saad Hinti (Morocco) did not start and Amar Eded (Qatar) was disqualified for a false start. Hardeep Kumar hit a hurdle in the opening heats and was credited with a time of 1:12.80.

Earlier, India's Anu Kumar missed out on a berth in the men's 800m semi-finals. He clocked 1:50.26 in finishing fourth in his opening round heats.

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