3 SA 400m runners to semis

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Athens - South Africa's Llewellyn Herbert, Alwyn Myburgh and Ockert Cilliers are through to the semi-finals of the men's 400m hurdles.

Full results (first four in each heat plus four next best times to semi-finals):

Heat 1

1. Angelo Taylor (U.S.) 48.79 Q 2. Jiri Muzik (Czech Republic) 48.85 Q 3. Chris Rawlinson (Britain) 48.94 Q 4. Boris Gorban (Russia) 49.25 Q 5. Yevgeniy Meleshenko (Kazakhstan) 49.43 6. Ken Yoshizawa (Japan) 50.95 7. Kurt Couto (Mozambique) 51.18

Heat 2

1. Danny McFarlane (Jamaica) 48.35 Q 2. Bennie Brazell (U.S.) 48.57 Q 3. Marek Plawgo (Poland) 48.67 Q 4. Llewellyn Herbert (South Africa) 48.70 Q 6. Stepan Tesarik (Czech Republic) 49.44 7. Alaa Motar (Iraq) 51.97 Yacnier Luis (Cuba) DQ

Heat 3

1. James Carter (U.S.) 48.64 Q 2. Periklis Iakovakis (Greece) 48.69 Q 3. Dai Tamesue (Japan) 48.80 Q 4. Eduardo Ivan Rodriguez (Spain) 49.25 Q 5. Bayano Kamani (Panama) 49.37 6. Ibrahima Maiga (Mali) 50.63 7. Michael Aguilar (Belize) 51.21

Heat 4

1. Felix Sanchez (Dominican Republic) 48.51 Q 2. Alwyn Myburgh (South Africa) 48.84 Q 3. Mikhail Lipskiy (Russia) 49.00 Q 4. Hadi Soua An Al Somaily (Saudi Arabia) 49.15 Q 5. Dean Griffiths (Jamaica) 49.41 6. Cedric El Idrissi (Switzerland) 49.44 7. Mowen Boino (Papua New Guinea) 50.97

Heat 5

1. Kemel Thompson (JAM) 48.66 Q, 2. Naman Keita (FRA) 48.88 Q, 3. Ockert Diderich Cillliers (RSA) 49.12 Q, 4. Edivaldo Monteiro (POR) 49.53 Q, 5. Ibrahim Al Hamaidi (KSA) 49.64, 6. Matthew Douglas (GBR) 49.77, 7. Ibrahim Tondi (NGR) 52.62