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UW alum Gianna Woodruff gets seventh in scintillating Olympic 400 hurdles final...


TOKYO--In a race that matched the excitement of Tuesday's men's 400 hurdles race, the women's 400 hurdles did not disappoint, as Sydney McLaughlin, the US Olympic Trials champion, came from behind over the final hurdle to catch defending Olympic and world champion Dalilah Muhammad to win the race in a world record 51.46 at Olympic Stadium Wednesday morning. 

Muhammad, who was second to McLaughlin at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, finished second in 51.58, ducking under McLaughlin's former world record of 51.90 set at the Trials. 

21-year old Femke Bol of the Netherlands took third in a European record 52.03.

University of Washington alum Gianna Woodruff (photo courtesy rpctv.com), who is Muhammad's training partner in Southern California, finished seventh in 55.84, well off her national record of 54.22, set in the semifinals two days earlier.

Woodruff was the first Panamanian female athlete to make an Olympic track and field final, and the first Husky to make a final in an individual running event since Jim Seymour in 1972 in the 400 hurdles.

Courtesy of NBC Olympics, here is video of the race:

Former Renton resident Devon Allen continued his march to the finals with a victory in the semifinals of the 110 hurdles.

Allen cruised to victory in the second of three heats, running 13.18, taking control of the race early with a great start with France's Aurel Manga behind. 

Manga tied his personal best as he held on for second in 13.24.

Grant Holloway, the University of Florida standout and reigning world and US Olympic Trials champion, joined Allen in the finals by winning the third heat with the fastest tine of 13.13.

The finals of the 110 hurdles is set for Thursday morning at 11:55 am Tokyo time/7:55 pm Wednesday night Seattle time.

In Wednesday night's session, Marta Pen Freitas, the Portuguese national champion at 1500 meters, who runs for the Seattle based Brooks Beasts team, will run in the semifinals of her specialty at 7 pm, Tokyo time/3 am Seattle time.

Wednesday night's session will also have finals in the women's 3000 steeplechase, men's hammer, men's 800, and men's 200.

Results and start lists are available through the home page of the World Athletics Tokyo Olympics microsite.

NOTE: The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, USA Track & Field, & World Athletics contributed to this report.

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