ago.15.2008

Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson and Marc Burns are among the 16 sprinters still in the hunt for men's 100 metres precious metal, at the 2008 Olympic Games, here in Beijing, China.

Burns will face the starter in semi-final heat number one. He has been drawn in lane four. And eight minutes later, Thompson lines up in lane seven in the second semi.

Based on their performances in the second round, at the Bird's Nest Stadium , Trinidad and Tobago could have two representatives in a century final for the first time in Olympic history.

Any hopes of seeing three T&T uniforms at the start line, ahead of tomorrow's semi finals , were dashed when Darrel Brown limped out of the event in the first of five quarter-final heats.

About 30 metres into the race, Brown was struggling, and close to the halfway mark the 23-year-old sprinter gave up his bid for a semi-final berth, hobbling to the line eighth and last in 10.93 seconds.

The T&T medical team here in Beijing reported that Brown sustained a hamstring injury.