Megan Simmonds into Ultimate 100m hurdles final

Megan Simmonds will be Jamaica’s only hope of a first Ultimate Championships win on Friday’s first day after she qualified for the final of the 100m hurdles at the National Athletics Center in Budapest, Hungary.

Simmonds, who was the only Jamaican finalist in the sprint hurdles after the three men also failed to get past the semi-finals of the 110m event, placed fourth in the first semi-final, running 12.54 seconds (0.9m/s) after a fast start to book her place.

World Record holder Masai Russell of the USA won with 12.38 seconds, followed by Nadine Visser of the Netherlands in 12.49 seconds and American Alaysha Johnson- 12.50 seconds.