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Glasgow,
Jul 29 (PTI) India’s Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh K Tamilarasan qualified for the men’s 400m hurdles final at the Commonwealth Games after advancing as the two fastest losers, here on Wednesday.
Santhosh finished third in Heat 2 with a time of 49.51 seconds, while Yashas also ended up at third in Heat 1, clocking 49.65 seconds.
Santhosh and Palaksha qualified for the final as the two fastest losers, while finishing seventh and eighth overall respectively.
The top two finishers from each of the three heats earned automatic qualification for the eight-man final, with the remaining two places going to the fastest athletes outside the automatic qualifying spots.
The men’s 400m hurdles final is scheduled for Friday. PTI TAP UNG
