Achieved goal for Thomas Martinot-Lagarde. The elder of Pascal, eliminated in series, qualified for the final of the 110m hurdles at the world championships in Moscow.

He finished second in his heat of the semifinals with a time of 13” 39. A series that was won by the reigning world champion, Jason Richardson (13” 34). The Olympic champion Aries Merritt, the world record holder ranks third.

The second semi was won by the Russian Sergei Shubenkov who won 13 ” 17 ahead of the Americans David Oliver (13″ 18) and Ryan Wilson (13 “20). Jamaica’s Andrew Riley (13 “30) and the Briton William Sharman (13″ 34) in this series are recovered for the final, scheduled at 5 pm.