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Williams misses 100-meter final, hurdle runners reach semifinals

Christania Williams reaches the 100-meter semifinals at the European Championships in Birmingham, while Lena Pressler and Anja Dlauhy advance to the semifinals in the 400-meter hurdles.

11 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Archive photo: Williams misses 100-meter final, hurdle runners reach semifinals — Archive photoPhoto: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Christania Williams was unable to reach the expected final in the 100 meters at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Monday. She finished eleventh in the semifinals with a time of 11.21 seconds, thereby ending her ambitions for the final prematurely.

In contrast, both ÖLV athletes Lena Pressler and Anja Dlauhy made it to the semifinals of the 400-meter hurdles. Pressler clocked the fastest time among the non-automatic qualifiers in the heats at 54.97 seconds, securing another opportunity in the competition.

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