Disappointment for Matthew Hudson-Smith as he fails to book spot in World Championship final

The Wolverhampton sprinter, who has complaint of hip pain during the competition, snuck through to Tuesday afternoon's semi-final heat in Tokyo, Japan, with one of the fastest non-automatic qualifier times.

He was dealt with the awkward inside lane in the third and final of the semi-finals in the Far East and delivered a useful first 200m to put himself in contention before a fading final 50m or so.

The 30-year-old made up some ground on the field, including on legendary 400m Olympic champion Kirani James, to mix it with the leading three or four by the halfway stage but the challenge of the inside lane proved too strong as the field recovered.

Hudson-Smith finished sixth with a time of 44.95 seconds and fell short of the automatic places to qualify for Thursday afternoon's final. He claimed a silver medal in the event in Budapest two years ago and was also runner-up in the Paris Olympics last year.

The 400m runner, who became a dad for the first time a few weeks prior to the competition, showed little sign of the injury discomfort that plagued his heat.

Botswana's Bayapo Ndori won the Black Country star's heat with 44.21, with home favourite Yuki Nakajima lighting up the stage with second to reach the final.

There will be no British representation in the final as Sam Reardon and Charlie Dobson also failed to qualify from the semis.