BERLIN (Kyodo) Yurika Nakamura and Yuriko Kobayashi both advanced to the women's 5,000 meters final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships on Wednesday.
Nakamura, who finished seventh in the women's 10,000 on Saturday, timed 15 minutes, 21.01 seconds to come sixth in Heat 1, while Kobayashi was eighth in 15:23.96 in Heat 2 to book spots in Saturday's final by virtue of their times, despite failing to finish in the top five.
Also Wednesday, Chisato Fukushima and Momoko Takahashi crashed out in the women's 200 meters with times of 23.40 and 23.61, respectively.
Shibui injured
BERLIN (Kyodo) Yoko Shibui will sit out the women's marathon at the world championship due to a right foot injury, national team officials said Wednesday.
Shibui, who finished fourth in the 2001 meet in Edmonton, Canada, has made the decision to miss Sunday's event because of swelling in her right foot.
Shibui aggravated the injury in Berlin after winning the San Francisco Marathon on July 26 in her final tuneup for the worlds.
