At the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Carina Paim, European runner-up in the specialty and national record holder (57.26 seconds) ran the tie in 59.43, and goes into the final with the fourth-best time of the two qualifying series.
Sandro Baessa, national distance record holder (49.49) goes to the final, scheduled for Tuesday, with the eighth best mark of the set of the two qualifiers (49.56)
The final of the men’s competition is scheduled for Tuesday, at 19:11 local time (11:11 in Lisbon), while the women’s race should start at 20:38 local time (12:38 in Lisbon).
