Job Geerds Did Not starts in The Semi-Finals of the 110-meter Hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo On Tuesday. The 23-Year-Old Dutchman was injured the warm-up. Samuel Chapple and Ryan Clarke Were Eliminated in the 800 meters.
“He still wanted to try, but just before the start he decided not to start,” Said a Spokesperson for the Athletics Union.
Geerds had Reached the Semi-Finals on Monday. He finished sixth in his series with a time or 13.51. The First Four of All Series Qualified Directly for the Semi-Finals, Supplemented by the Four Fastest Times. The Dutchman was Just Among Them.
Geerds finished fifth in the 60-meter Hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn This Spring. This Summer, His Times in the 110-meter Hurdles Were Initially Disappointing, But At The Dutch National Championships in Hengelo He Achieved 13.22 Seconds and Approached the Dutch Record of 13.15 from 1999, which is Held By Robin Korving.
In Tokyo, Geerds Hoped to Break the Dutch Record, But his Injury Prevents Him from Doing So.
Chapple Misses Semi-Finals by 0.06 Seconds
In the 800 meters, Chapple Narrowly Failed to Reach the Semi-Finals. The 26-Year-old Dutchman, who had PreviOersly Become European Indoor Champion This Year, was not fast Enough in the series.
Chapple had to finish in the top three in his series to advance. He finished fourth in a time or 1: 45.45 and could not advance as one of the fastest times either. Reignning World Champion Marco Arop from Canada was 0.06 Seconds Faster and Finished Third.
The Elimination is a major setback for chapple, who was aiming for a place in the semi-finals and even hoped for the final. “I’m very disappointed. There was much more in it,” Chapple Said a Few Minutes After His Elimination. “The Guy Who Came Second (Kelvin Kimtai Loti, ed.) Was leading the whole time. Maybe I should do that too, because I ran a really strong race. But I came forward Too Late.”
Until These World Championships, Chapple had an excellent season. He surprised with gold at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, after which he finished fourth at the world indoor championships in Nanjing, China.
Ryan Clarke was Another Dutchman in Action in the 800 meters. Hey also failed. Clarke finished ninth and last in his series, partly because he almost fell. He clocked 1: 49.08.