Kerrica Hill and Alexis James both advanced to the semi-finals of the girls’ 100-metres hurdles at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships, in Cali, Columbia, today.

Hill advanced after winning heat-1 in 13-point-30 seconds, while James booked her lane with a personal best 13-point-04 seconds to win heat-5.

J’Voughnn Blake advanced to the semi-finals of the boys’ 800-metres as one of the none automatic qualifiers after finishing 4th in heat-6 in 1-minute-48-point-97 seconds.