Overview

• Llopis placed second in the first semifinal in 13.29, trailing Jamaica’s Orlando Bennett, who ran 13.27.
• He secured automatic qualification by edging Japan’s Shusei Nomoto for second by one thousandth of a second.
• The Spaniard won his opening heat in 13.22, the third-fastest mark of the first round.
• The final is scheduled for 15:20 in Spain, with two automatic qualifiers from each semifinal plus two fastest times completing the field.
• Asier Martínez, Spain’s other entrant, was eliminated in the heats after finishing seventh in 13.63.