Anne Zagré through to 100 metre hurdles semi-final
Anne Zagré has qualified for the semi-final of the women’s 100 metres hurdles competition. The Brussels athlete came in second in her race with a time of 12.85 seconds.
The best three in the race qualified directly for Wednesday night’s semi-final.
Peters 3rd in K1 1000m sprint B Final
In his first ever Olympic Games the rower Artuur Peters has finished third in the B Final of the K1 100m sprint with a time of 3 minutes 33.521 seconds. His performance leaves him 11th overall.
Pieter-Jan Hannes in 1,500m final
Pieter-Jan Hannes has qualified for the final of the 1,500 metres. Although the runner from Mortsel, near Antwerp didn’t qualify directly his time of 3 minutes 38.89 seconds proved sufficient to qualify among the fastest losers.
Carton knocked out of the 5,000 metres
Louise Carton failed to surprise in 5.000 metres. The 22-year-old from Ostend (West Flanders) finished 11th in her series with a time of 15 minutes 34.39 seconds, not enough for a place in the final.