What happened in the athletics?published at 13:14 British Summer Time 5 August 2022
![Cindy Sember](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/8/5/85778d11-edb7-406b-b1f3-b40b4c24a935.jpg.webp)
Here's a recap of what happened in today's morning athletics session:
- England's Cindy Sember qualified for the women's 100m hurdles final;
- Scotland's Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie, England's Katie Snowden, Wales' Melissa Courtney-Bryant and Northern Ireland's Ciara Mageean all qualified for Sunday's women's 1500m final;
- England's Lorraine Ugen, Jazmin Sawyers and Abigail Irozuru qualified for the women's long jump final;
- Reigning champions Botswana edged out 2018 bronze medallists Jamaica as both safely qualified for the men's 4x400 relay final.
![Laura Muir](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/8/5/536696a7-e9d3-4232-bff9-4aca85f0f632.jpg.webp)