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#Belgrade22 | McPherson clocks season's best to reach 400m final

Published:Friday | March 18, 2022 | 2:06 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer -
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Stephenie Ann McPherson (front right) of Jamaica holds off Femke Bol (left) of the Netherlands to win her 400 metres semi-final heat in 51.26 seconds at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Friday. Bol was second in 51.28.

 

OLYMPIC Games 400 metres finalist, Stephenie Ann McPherson, is through to another major global final after winning her semi-final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia in a season's best 51.26 seconds.

McPherson led from the start and held off the challenge of Femke Bol of the Netherlands who finished second in 51.28.

Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas won the other semi final in a season's best 51.38 to advance to Saturday's final which will get under way at 1:55 p.m. Jamaica time.