WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS



  • Venue: Moscow, Russia

  • Date: 10-18 August


Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Sport website, mobiles, tablets and Connected TVs.



Olympic champion Usain Bolt qualified second-fastest for the 100m final at the World Championships, with Briton James Dasaolu also making it through.


Bolt's fellow Jamaican Nickel Ashmeade set the fastest time of 9.90 seconds in the second of three semi-finals.


Dasaolu finished third with 9.97 but made it through as a fastest loser.



100m finalists



  • Nickel Ashmeade (Jam): 9.90

  • Usain Bolt (Jam): 9.92

  • Mike Rodgers (USA): 9.93

  • Kemar Bailey-Cole (Jam): 9.93

  • Justin Gatlin (USA): 9.94

  • Nesta Carter (Jam): 9.97

  • James Dasaolu (GB): 9.97

  • Christophe Lemaitre (Fra): 10.00



Bolt made a sluggish start in the last semi-final but won in 9.92 and will remain a strong favourite for the showpiece final in Moscow at 18:50 BST.


"I am just relieved after the shocker I had yesterday," said Dasaolu, who only just qualified for the semi-finals after easing off in his heat.


Dasaolu's fellow Britons Dwain Chambers and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey failed to qualify.


"I went out and prepared the best I could and I thought my body could cope," said Chambers after clocking 10.15.


"I really wanted to make the final but it wasn't meant to be. I am not happy. I am taking part in the relay so I will take part in that and then I will see."


Aikines-Aryeetey could only manage a time of 10.34, and said: "I am speechless, that is not what I am about. I am better than that.


"It's disappointing, you work hard to build up to this, it is the World Championships, so I will give no excuses but I will work with my coach and improve.


"I felt great before the race, I started well, but you didn't see the real Harry today."