Charlotte Henrich qualifies for 400m final, Ava Lloyd in women's mile

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Last updated Jul 30, 2026

Charlotte Henrich qualifies for 400m final, Ava Lloyd in women's mile
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Charlotte Henrich qualified for the 400m final at her first Games, finishing second in her heat with a time of 52.13 seconds. She is set to compete in the final on Saturday. Meanwhile, Ava Lloyd, also making her Games debut, qualified for the women's mile final with a personal best of 4:31.21. In contrast, Melissa Courtney-Bryant did not advance after finishing seventh in her heat.

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  • Henrich finished second in her 400m heat, qualifying eighth fastest.
  • Lloyd set a personal best to reach the women's mile final.
  • Courtney-Bryant finished seventh, missing out on qualification.
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Charlotte Henrich gave her mother a birthday to remember by qualifying for the 400m final in her first Games. Henrich finished second in her heat in a time of 52.13 seconds behind Nigeria's Ella Onojuvwevwo to qualify eighth fastest for Saturday afternoon's final. Earlier there was delight for Ava Lloyd, who is also on Games debut, when she qualified for the final of the women's mile with a personal best time of four minutes 31.21 seconds.

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