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Lattin Reaches 4x100m Relay Finals for USA
7/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
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Bydgoszcz, Poland -- Just one day after claiming silver in the 110-meter hurdles, freshman Amere Lattin helped Team USA qualify for the finals of the 4x100-meter relay, while Brian Bell advanced to the semifinals of the 800-meters at the IAAF World U20 Championships, on Friday.
Lattin was part of a 1-2 finish for the United States, on Thursday in the 110 hurdles, when he ran 13.39 to claim the silver medal. After entering a pool to run the relay, Lattin was selected to lead the team out of the blocks as the first leg. Team USA finished 39.70 to qualify fourth overall behind Japan, Australia and Germany. The finals of the 4x100 relay will be held at 12:35 p.m., Saturday.
Bell got his first taste of the IAAF U20 World Championships competing in the 800 on Friday. He entered with the No. 11 time among competitors in the event with his school record time of 1:47.17. Competing in Heat 4, Bell crossed the line in 1:50.97 to finish second in the heat and earn an automatic qualifying bid into the semifinal. Bell's time was the 23rd fastest overall, and he will run for a shot at the finals at 10:50 a.m., Saturday.
Long jumping sensation Samiyah Samuels was on the runway for Team USA in the finals of the women's long jump. Samuels qualified for the finals when her first jump of the opening round went 19-11.5 (6.08m) which stood as the 11th best mark in the first round. Samuels matched that mark in the finals on Saturday, to finish eighth overall.
Future Cougar sprinter Cecilia Tamayo was back on the track for Team Mexico on Friday in the first round of the women's 200-meter dash. Tamayo finished the event 29th with a time of 24.39. Earlier in the week Tamayo competed in the 100-meter dash where she placed 27th in 11.85.
In total, 1,512 athletes will represent 157 different countries at the IAAF World U20 Championships with each athlete qualifying by meeting a minimum mark in their respective events and being one of the top-2 under-20 athletes in their country.
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Live results of the 2016 IAAF U20 Championships will be made available courtesy of the organizations home website IAAF.org. Results can be found be visiting the website and following the appropriate links to the results, or by clicking HERE.
The IAAF will also hold a live radio broadcast of the World U20 Championships, covering the afternoon sessions of each day. The live broadcast can be found by clicking HERE. The broadcast schedule is as follows:
Saturday, July 23 -- 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sunday, July 24 -- 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
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