Britain’s Eilish McColgan and Jessica Judd are through to the 5,000m final at the World Championships in Oregon and Matthew Hudson-Smith is in the 400m final, but medal hope Max Burgin withdrew from the 800m with injury.
McColgan ran a season’s best 14 minutes 56.47 to advance and Judd 14:57.64.
Caster Semenya’s 15:46.12 was not enough to qualify, however, with the South African middle-distance great running the 5,000m because she is barred from races between 400m and a mile over her testosterone levels.
Semenya – a two-time Olympic champion and three-time world champion over 800m – finished 13th in her heat, around 45 seconds off the time required to reach the final.
The 31-year-old cannot compete at her preferred distance unless she takes medication to reduce her testosterone levels.
“I am learning and I am willing to learn even more,” said Semenya. “It was hot, [I] could not keep up with the pace, I tried to stick as much as I can.”
Ethiopia’s 10,000m champion Letesenbet Gidey qualified fastest in 14:52.27. Britain’s Amy-Eloise Markovc failed to qualify but ran a season’s best time of 15:31.62.
Burgin, 20, set the fastest time in the world this year over 800m when he ran 1:43.52 in Finland last month, but withdrew shortly before Wednesday’s heats began.
