Japanese runners Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Shota Iizuka advanced to the men's 200 meters semifinals at the world athletics championships by finishing second in their respective first-round heats on Monday.
Eighteen-year-old Sani Brown, who failed to qualify for the 100 final, clocked 20.52 seconds to advance to the 200 semifinals for the second straight meet while Iizuka's time of 20.58 was enough to earn him a spot in Wednesday's semis.Initially, official records showed Iizuka had placed fourth, but he was bumped up to second after two runners -- Aaron Brown of Canada and Clarence Munyai o…READ FULL ARTICLE
