TT ace Jereem "The Dream" Richards will be targeting the perfect race when he lines up in the final of the men's 400-metre event at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, on September 18. The final will run off from 9.10 am (TT time), with the 31-year-old Richards heading into the finale with the third-fastest time from the semifinals.

On September 16, Richards ran a solid race and clocked a time of 44.12 seconds to finish as the fastest non-automatic qualifier. Richards' semifinal was the fastest of the three semis and also saw the fourth-place finisher Jacory Patterson (44.19) making the final as the next non-automatic qualifier.

The race was won by Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, who...

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Author: RONEIL WALCOTT