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Canada’s Maeliss Trapeau will run in the women’s 800-metre semifinals, which start at 7:43 a.m. ET.
Trapeau placed third in her opening-round heat today to automatically advance, while Jazz Shukla was eliminated after finishing sixth in her heat.
Canadian Moh Ahmed is no longer listed as a starter in the men’s 5,000m heats, beginning at 7 a.m. ET. The 2021 Olympic silver medallist dropped out of last weekend’s 10,000m race with about 2K left due to a calf injury.
No Canadians are involved in the other finals on Day 7: the men’s triple jump at 7:50 a.m. ET, men’s 400m hurdles at 8:15 a.m. ET and women’s 400m hurdles at 8:27 a.m. ET.
The decathlon, featuring Canadians Damian Warner and Pierce LePage, and the women’s shot put, with Canada’s Sarah Mitton, get underway on Friday night in Canadian time zones.
WATCH | CBC Sports recaps Day 6 at World Athletics Championships in Tokyo:
Hosts Perdita Felicien and Devin Heroux break down all the action from day 6 of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, including Marco Arop qualifying for the 800-metre finals and results in the 200-metre semifinals.
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