CREATE TABLE "semifinals" (
  "heat" real,
  "lane" real,
  "name" text,
  "country" text,
  "mark" text
);

Question: What country had the runner abubaker kaki khamis in lane 5?
SQL: SELECT "country" FROM "semifinals" WHERE "lane"=5 AND "name"='abubaker kaki khamis';

Question: What is the highest heat for a lane past 1 and mark of 1:48.61?
SQL: SELECT MAX("heat") FROM "semifinals" WHERE "lane">1 AND "mark"='1:48.61';