Heat winner
Kirani James (Greneda) 44.78 (pb 43.74-2014)
Olympics London 2012 gold, Rio 2016 silver, Tokyo 2021 Bronze
World Champs 2011Gold, 2015 bronze, 2022 silver
Heat 2nd
Christoper Morales Williams (Canada) 44.96 (pb 44.05 2024/ unofficial Indoor WR 44.49)
Heat 3
Aruna Dharshana 44.99pb (previous pb 45.30 2024)
Aruna’s yearly progression
2017 47.19 (18y)
2018 45.78 (19y)
2019 46.38 (20y)
2020 47.04 (21y)
2021 46.45 (22y)
2022 45.90 (23y)
2023 45.45 (24y)
2024 44.99 (25y)
Aruna’s top 10 performance
44.99 2024 France
45.30 2024 SL
45.45 2023 SL
45.48 2024 China
45.49 2023 Japan
45.49 2024 SL
45.50 2024 SL
45.59 2023 Japan
45.69 2023 Thailand
45.70 2023 Hungary
Well done coach Asanka Rajakaruna