Women's Track Olympic Updates: Competition Ends for Hurdlers in Semifinals
8/1/2021 7:48:00 AM | Women's Track & Field, Olympics
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Sunday, Aug. 1
The goal of advancing to a second straight Olympic 100-meter hurdles final came to an end for sisters Tiffany (Ofili) Porter and Cindy (Ofili) Sember in the semifinals, despite strong performances from both women Sunday night (Aug. 1) at Olympic Stadium.
Representing Great Britain in the Olympics for the third time, Porter was fifth in her heat -- the second of three in the semifinals -- in a 12.86 (+0.3m/s) clocking, eliminating her from the possibility of advancement to the final. Only the two top finishers in each of the three heats and the next two best times overall would continue on to Monday's final. Her effort, which came after three recalled starts and a warning directed at her, was 0.01 of a second slower than her showing in the opening round.
The two-time Olympian Sember, also a member of Team GB, turned in a marked 0.14 of a second improvement over her opening salvo with a 12.76 (-0.2m/s) in her semifinal heat, but it was only good enough for seventh in the race as the field ahead of her included a new Olympic record 12.26 from Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.
Overall, Sember placed 15th and Porter was 18th.
• Tiffany Porter (100-meter Hurdles Semifinals): 5th, semifinal 2 (12.86) -- 18th overall
• Cindy Sember (100-meter Hurdles Semifinals): 7th, semifinal 3 (12.76) -- 15th overall
• Results and Video (NBCOlympics.com)
Cindy Sember (USATSI)
Saturday, July 31
The journey to a second consecutive Olympic 100-meter hurdles final for sisters Tiffany (Ofili) Porter and Cindy (Ofili) Sember got off to a good start Saturday morning (July 31) at Olympic Stadium as both women advanced from the opening round through to the semifinals.
Though her 13.00-second clocking in the first of five heats was not her sharpest effort of what has been one of the best years of her career, Sember was fast enough to earn a fourth-place finish in the heat to secure an automatic berth to the semifinals Sunday (Aug. 1) at 7:45 p.m. local time (6:45 a.m. EDT).
In the fifth and final heat, Porter also clinched an automatic semifinals berth with a 12.85-second run for fourth place in her heat. Overall, Porter was the 13th-fastest woman in the first round, while Sember was 22nd.
• Cindy Sember (100-meter Hurdles Round 1): 4th, heat 1 (13:00) -- qualified for semifinals
• Tiffany Porter (100-meter Hurdles Round 1): 4th, heat 5 (12:85) -- qualified for semifinals
• Results and Video (NBCOlympics.com)
