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With 97 entries, and 72 declared athletes, this results in 9 heats on a 8 lane track, “2P6T” or Top 2 advance on Place and 6 fastest Times advancing to a 3-heat semifinal of 24 athletes. 81 declared athletes or more would result in an additional Preliminary round. Full results can be found here.
[...] arm reacts with a swing in the opposite direction. All my energy is saved for the actual race. Video of Heat 5 – prior to my race. While I get a terrible start according to my standards in my race (Heat 6, Lane 6), the point [...]