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#BudaQuest | Forde books spot in 100m semis

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2023 | 2:21 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -
Great Britains’s Zharnel Hughes (right) strides to victory ahead of Jamaica’s Ryiem Force (centre) at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary today. Hassan Taftian (left) finished fifth.
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Great Britains’s Zharnel Hughes (right) strides to victory ahead of Jamaica’s Ryiem Force (centre) at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary today. Hassan Taftian (left) finished fifth.

Jamaica’s Ryiem Forde secured his spot in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 metres after claiming second place in the opening heat of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Forde, who got a decent start from lane five, was chased down and caught by eventual winner Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain, who took the event in 10 seconds, with Forde clocking 10:01.

Nigeria’s Seye Ogunlewe claimed the third automatic qualifying spot with 10:07 seconds.

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