MOSCOW, Russia – Two former Tigers were among those advancing to the semifinal round of the men’s 100-meter dash in Saturday’s opener at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics as Trinidad & Tobago’s Richard Thompson and Zimbabwe’s Gabriel Mvumvure will return to action on Sunday afternoon at Luzhniki Stadium.
Mvumvure was the first LSU athlete to step onto the track at this year’s World Championships as he sprinted to the finish line in 10.28 seconds (-0.2) for third place in the first qualifying heat.
Thompson followed by running a new 2013 seasonal best of 10.14 (-0.2) for second place in the fourth heat as each were automatic qualifiers into the semifinals with top-three finishes in their heats. Thompson ended the day as the 11th-fastest qualifier of the opening round, while Mvumvure was the 23rd-fastest qualifier for the semifinal round.
Both former Tigers will line up in the same semifinal heat as Mvumvure has drawn lane No. 3 and Thompson has drawn lane No. 6 in the first of three heats scheduled to run on Sunday at 10:05 a.m. CT.
Universal Sports will carry a live television broadcast of Sunday’s morning session at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics from 12-4 a.m. CT. The afternoon session will be shown on a tape-delay basis for the United States as NBC will provide coverage from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. CT and Universal Sports will follow with its broadcast from 6-7:30 p.m. CT.
Time Schedule for LSU Entries at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Note: Times are Central and subject to change based on round-by-round qualifying
Sunday, August 11
TV Coverage: LIVE on Universal Sports (12-4 a.m. CT); TAPE-DELAY on NBC (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. CT); TAPE-DELAY on Universal Sports (6-7:30 p.m. CT)
10:05 a.m. – Men’s 100 Meters Semifinals (Gabriel Mvumvure, Richard Thompson)
12:50 p.m. – Men’s 100 Meters Final (Gabriel Mvumvure, Richard Thompson)
Monday, August 12
TV Coverage: LIVE on Universal Sports (12:30-3:30 a.m. CT); LIVE on Universal Sports (11 a.m.-1 p.m. CT)
2:05 a.m. – Men’s 400 Hurdles Heats (Isa Phillips)
2:50 a.m. – Women’s 400 Hurdles Heats (Nickiesha Wilson)
Tuesday, August 13
TV Coverage: LIVE on Universal Sports (12:30-4:30 a.m. CT); LIVE on Universal Sports (11 a.m.-1 p.m. CT)
10:05 a.m. – Women’s 400 Hurdles Semifinals (Nickiesha Wilson)
10:40 a.m. – Men’s 400 Hurdles Semifinals (Isa Phillips)
Wednesday, August 14
TV Coverage: LIVE on Universal Sports (11:30 p.m.-3 a.m. CT)
1:25 a.m. – Men’s Long Jump Qualification (Damar Forbes)
Thursday, August 15
TV Coverage: LIVE on Universal Sports (12:30-3 a.m. CT); LIVE on Universal Sports (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT)
12:55 a.m. – Women’s 800 Meters Heats (Natoya Goule)
1:55 a.m. – Women’s 200 Meters Heats (Kimberlyn Duncan)
10:45 a.m. – Women’s 200 Meters Semifinals (Kimberlyn Duncan)
11:45 a.m. – Women’s 400 Hurdles Final (Nickiesha Wilson)
12:00 p.m. – Men’s 400 Hurdles Final (Isa Phillips)
Friday, August 16
TV Coverage: LIVE on Universal Sports (12:30-3 a.m. CT); LIVE on Universal Sports (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT)
2:30 a.m. – Women’s 4×400 Relay Heats (Rebecca Alexander)
10:30 a.m. – Men’s Long Jump Final (Damar Forbes)
11:15 a.m. – Women’s 800 Meters Semifinals (Natoya Goule)
12:15 p.m. – Women’s 200 Meters Final (Kimberlyn Duncan)
Saturday, August 17
TV Coverage: LIVE on NBC (11-11:30 a.m. CT); TAPE-DELAY on NBC (1:30-3 p.m. CT); TAPE-DELAY on Universal Sports (8-9:30 p.m. CT)
10:30 a.m. – Women’s 4×400 Relay Final (Rebecca Alexander)
Sunday, August 18
TV Coverage: TAPE-DELAY on NBC (1:30-3 p.m. CT); TAPE-DELAY on Universal Sports (6-7:30 p.m. CT)
7:50 a.m. – Men’s 4×100 Relay Heats (Richard Thompson)
8:50 a.m. – Women’s 800 Meters Final (Natoya Goule)
9:40 a.m. – Men’s 4×100 Relay Final (Richard Thompson)