We have heat sheets for the 400-meter hurdles at the World Under-20 Championships, and Pennsauken’s Premier Wynn will be racing in the 5th of seven heats Wednesday morning at Estadio Atlético de la Villa Deportiva Nacional in Lima, Peru.
Wynn drew Lane 8, but he has the 2nd-fastest PR in his race with his 50.58 from the USATF Under-20 Championships at Haywared Field in Eugene on June 13. Fastest in his heat is Antti Sainio of Finland, who ran 49.91 at Tilastopajacup No. 4 at Paavo Nurmi Stadium in Turku, Finland, on June 11.
Overall, Wynn is the No. 10 seed of 53 qualifiers.
Wynn was the MEAC champion this past spring as a freshman at Norfolk State.
The intermediates starts at 11:05 a.m., so the fifth heat will probably be sometime between 11:10 and 11:15 a.m. Most events will be broadcast live on Peacock.
The top three finishers in each of the seven heats automatically advance to the semifinals, along with the next three-fastest. The semifinals are scheduled for 5:05 p.m. EST Friday, with the final at 5:45 p.m. Saturday.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 