A total of 24 runners are in the semis, divided into three heats of eight runners each. Cray, the fastest man in Southeast Asia, is determined to get to the finals where he can shoot for at least the bronze medal. If he advances, he will be the first Filipino in the Olympic finals of the men’s 400m hurdles after Miguel White did it in 1936 in Berlin. It was 37 degrees by the time the heats in the men’s 400m hurdles were staged. In his heat, Cray is ranked fifth but among the 24 semifinalists he is in 14th.

Source: Manila Times August 16, 2016 16:30 UTC