Johnson-Thompson among three Brits in long jump final

BySportsbeat

Published 27/08/2015 at 09:20 GMT

Katarina Johnson-Thompson bounced back from her heptathlon disappointment as she became one of three Britons to make their way safely through to the long jump final at the World Championships in Beijing.

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Lorraine Ugen was the pick of the bunch with a leap of 6.87m while Johnson-Thompson recorded a jump of 6.79m and Shara Proctor hit 6.68m.

Elsewhere Tiffany Porter and sister Cindy Ofili made safe progress through to the 100m hurdles semi-finals.

Porter clocked an impressive 12.67 to finish as the second fastest qualifier while Ofili crossed in 12.97.

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"I'm always so nervous for the first round and I am just happy I was able to execute a decent race and get through to the next round," Porter told British Athletics.

"That's really special [on her and Cindy making it through]. She was really nervous but I was really nervous, so I am just so glad we were both able to make it to the next round because ultimately that’s the most important thing."

In the men's 1500m Charlie Grice and Chris O'Hare both came through their heats to book spots in the semi-final while Steph Twell made it through to the 5000m final.

However, there was disappointment in the high jump as Isobel Pooley and Morgan Lake both crashed out in the qualifying stages.

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