Nirmala Sheoran produced a forgettable performance in the women's 400m semifinals to finish among the bottom trio as India's disappointing show in the World Athletics Championships continued on the fourth day today. The 22-year-old Nirmala clocked 53.07 seconds, well below her season's as well as personal best of 51.28, as she finished seventh in semifinals heat number two and 22nd overall out of total 24 competitors at the Olympic Stadium here. Top two from each of the three semifinal heats and two fastest finishers from the remaining runners qualify for the final. Nirmala had yesterday finished fourth in her heat to qualify for the semifinals. She had taken the last spot among the six best finishers outside the automatic qualifiers.

Source: dna August 07, 2017 21:22 UTC