Jamaican sprinter Andrew Hudson has effectively been given a bye into the 200m final at the World Athletics championships after he claimed he had blurred vision in his semi-final following a buggy crash earlier in the evening.
Two buggies carrying athletes were involved in a collision on the grounds of the games in Budapest. Hudson was seen on the on-board camera seemingly in pain and rubbing his right eye after thr incident.
The discretionary place given to Hudson means the final will be a nine-runner affair with the Jamaican sprinter being the only competitor owning a personal best of over 20 seconds.
Hudson finished fifth, running 20.38 in the semi-final heat won by American Noah Lyles with a time of 19.76.
"I feel like it all happened in slow motion," Hudson said. "Unfortunately, I was sitting on the side where another buggy crashed into us, I was directly impacted. They got most of the glass out. My eye is pretty blurry right now.
"It is my first World Championships so it's going to be memorable. . . Maybe I'd better walk next time."
Lyles continued his quest for double sprint gold, cruising into the final four days after winning the 100m.
The twice world 200m champion ran 19.76 seconds to record the fastest time in Thursday's semi-finals.
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