Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands did not advance to the semifinals of the men’s 400-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Sept. 15, finishing fifth in his heat with a time of 49.89 seconds, the slowest of his season.
Competing in just his third race of the year, McMaster missed both the four automatic qualifying spots from his heat and the four fastest non-automatic times across the field. His result placed him 35th overall among 45 competitors.
McMaster, who won silver in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, entered the event as one of the top names in Caribbean track and field.
The heat was won by Alison dos Santos of Brazil in 48.48 seconds. The other automatic qualifiers were Bassem Hemeida of Qatar, Owe Fischer-Breiholz of Germany and Matic Ian Guček of Slovenia.
Photo credit: Kermit Taylor, Bahamas Athletics
