Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes reaches the 100m semi-final at the World Championships

Zharnel Hughes predicted fireworks in the 100m after reaching the semi-final at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

The European champion clocked 9.97 seconds at Hayward Field to complete second in his warmth, behind favorite Fred Kerley.

He reached Saturday’s semi-final in Eugene as he targets the remaining in the night however Great Britain team-mate Reece Prescod crashed out.

British star Zharnel Hughes has reached the semi-final at the World Championships in Oregon

Hughes, who reached final yr’s Olympic remaining solely to false begin, expects drama on Saturday after seven sprinters ran sub-10 seconds in the heats.

‘It’s a extremely quick monitor. It’s actually thrilling. What excited me was when the F18s flew over the stadium, that obtained me gassed up,’ stated the 27-year-old, who certified fifth quickest.

‘Kerley ran 9.79 seconds, I believe it is the quickest ever in the heats. There had been some good names in there however I’m not specializing in names, I’m not specializing in occasions. Put what occurred in the season behind. What issues right here issues.

Hughes ran 9.97 seconds at Hayward Field to complete second in his warmth, behind the favorite

‘I stated at trials I used to be OK, I simply need to belief myself, belief my velocity. My coach has been telling me “don’t worry about the start, just focus on what needs to be done, execute it and you’ll be OK.”

‘I did not panic. Su (Bingtain) is a good starter, the different guys are nice starters and I’ve by no means been the greatest starter in the world.’

Prescod ran 10.15 seconds to complete fourth in the fourth warmth however was unable to clinch a qualifying spot in a shock elimination.

Africa’s quickest man Ferdinand Omanyala received his race in opposition to the clock to line up in warmth seven. He suffered visa points forward of his journey to Oregon and solely landed hours earlier than his race and certified third.

He has additionally admitted the monitor is ‘actually thrilling’ as he bids a spot in the remaining in the night

Defending champion, the USA’s Christian Coleman again after his ban for lacking medicine exams, ran 10.08 seconds as he slowed down on the line.

In the pole vault, Holly Bradshaw retired after a freak incident in the heat up noticed her pole break and he or she landed awkwardly on the again of her neck.

She was helped away from the mat and opted to stop after experiencing some discomfort.

Laura Muir eased into Saturday’s 1500m semi-final with a managed race to complete second behind Ethiopia’s Hirut Meshesha.

His team-mate Reece Prescod (pictured), nonetheless, was knocked out in a shock elimination

Muir sat at the again of the pack for the opening two laps earlier than making her transfer and clocked 4 minutes 07.53 seconds. Katie Snowden and Melissa Courtney-Bryant did not progress.

Amy Strickler threw 17.40m and Sophie McKinna 17.21m however they failed to achieve the shotmput remaining.

Earlier, Great Britain missed out on a spot in the remaining of the blended 4x400m relay.

Laura Muir (second from proper) eased into the 1500m semi-final with an excellent managed race

Joe Brier, Zoey Clark, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Laviai Nielsen clocked three minutes 14.75 seconds to complete sixth of their warmth and ninth quickest.

The Dominican Republic received Friday night’s remaining – the first gold of the Championships – forward of the Netherlands and the USA.

Nick Miller certified for Saturday’s hammer remaining after coming ninth in pool A, throwing 77.13m however Joel Clarke-Khan was unable to make the excessive soar after solely clearing 2.21m.