High jumper Django Lovett, steeplechasers Matt Hughes and John Gay and sprinter Crystal Emmanuel all advanced in the crushing Tokyo heat.
Lovett, a 28-year-old from Surrey, B.C., cleared 2.28 metres in men’s high jump qualifying to join a dozen other men in Sunday’s Olympic final. Lovett’s teammate Mike Mason was not one of them, as the 34-year-old from Nanoose Bay, B.C. stalled at 2.25 metres and did not advance.Article content
In the steeplechase, Hughes of Toronto ran a season best of 8:13.56 in heat two after Gay of Vancouver posted a fabulous personal best of 8:16.99, and both advanced to the final.
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