DOHA: There is good news for India at the World Championship in Qatar's capital Doha. India's 400-meter Hurdler MP Jabir performed brilliantly to advance to the semi-finals of the World Athletics Championships. He created history by doing so. Because twelve years later an Indian male Hurdler has been able to make his place in the semi-finals.
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Prior to that, Joseph Abraham entered the semi-finals in the 2007 World Championship with a time of 49.64 seconds. In this championship, Jabir finished third in Heat One with a time of 49.62 seconds. At the same time, another hurdler Dharun Ayyasamy finished sixth in Heat Five with a time of 50.55 seconds. With this, he got out of the competition. He also fell in the last hurdle.
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In all five heats, Jabir's time was 11th best. Dharun Ayyasamy stayed at the 27th place. However, Jabir's best performance in the 400-meter hurdle is 49.13 seconds. MP Jabir's semi-final match will be held on Saturday. While the title match will be held on Monday. Jabir also has a chance to create a pass history, as none of the men has reached the final of the Hurdler World Athletics Championships till date.
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