Dai Tamesue, a two-time bronze medalist in the 400-meter hurdles in the IAAF World Athletics Championships, finished eighth in Thursday's Monaco Super Grand Prix. Tamesue finished the race in 49.51 seconds. Jamaica's Danny McFarlane was the winner in 48.39.
Tamesue, who earned medals in 2001 and 2005, booked a ticket to Beijing by winning the hurdles event in 49.17 at the Japan Athletics National Championships on June 27 in Kawasaki.