Ramon Miller of the Bahamas topped the list into Wednesday's semi-finals with a personal best 45.00 and Irish sensation David Gillick - number four on the 2009 list with 44.77 seconds - also

dominated his heat in 45.54 seconds.

In the women's high jump, Friedrich took just one jump, over the required 1.95m, to make Thursday's decider. Vlasic played it safe, clearing three earlier heights before also going over 1.95m on her first attempt.

Friedrich was as minimalistic in her comment as in her jumping on the day, not even bothering to stop walking as she said that 'I am in a good form and I will hopefully win Thursday.'

Vlasic won worlds gold in 2007, but lost to now retired Belgian Tia Hellebaud at the Olympics, and to Friedrich in the Olympic Stadium at the Golden League meet in June. Friedrich soared a

national record and 2009 world leading 2.06m on that day.

Title holder Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain made the 1,500m semis in 4:08.76 and so did Olympic champion Nancy Jebet Langat of Kenya (4:08.16) and the most dangerous Russian Anna Alminova (4:08.13).

Kanter handily qualified for Wednesday's discus medal round final with 66.73m. German rival Robert Harting even had 66.81m while two-time world and Olympic champion Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania qualified with 65.04m.

The five evening finals are the men's 400m hurdles, 3,000m steeplechase and triple jump, and the women's 400m and javelin.