MOSCOW, Russia: Veteran quarter-miler Chris 'Fireman' Brown and sprinter Sheniqua 'Q' Ferguson were the first two Bahamian athletes to advance in their respective events at the 14th IAAF World Championships.

Competing in the morning session of day two of the nine-day competition on Sunday at the Luzhniki Grand Sports Stadium, Brown got into the semifinal of the men's 400 metres, while Ramon...