Seven athletes went into Friday 's penultimate meeting of the series with a chance of winning the prize and American men 's 400 metres hurdles champion Derrick Adkins kept his hopes alive in the competition by winning his event in 47.93 .
<response> Seven athletes went into Friday 's penultimate meeting of the series with a chance of winning the prize and <misc>American</misc> men 's 400 metres hurdles champion <person>Derrick Adkins</person> kept his hopes alive in the competition by winning his event in 47.93 . </response>