US EditionRussell breaks American record in 100m hurdles at Grand Slam Track
- At a track event in Miami on Saturday, 24-year-old American Olympic champion Masai Russell completed the 100m hurdles in 12.17 seconds, marking the second-fastest time ever recorded in the event.
- Russell's time followed a significant season improvement from her previous best of 12.62 seconds set last month in Gainesville, Florida.
- Her time of 12.17 seconds ranks as the second fastest ever recorded in the event, coming just 0.05 seconds short of the 12.12 seconds mark set by Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene.
- After her win at the Ansin Sports Complex, Russell expressed her appreciation for her teammates, saying they continually inspire her to perform at her highest level.
- This performance established a new American record and highlighted Russell as a leading hurdler of the season with a world-leading time.
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Masai Russell won gold at her first Olympics. She might only be getting better. Russell, a 24-year-old native of Potomac in Montgomery County, clocked the second-fastest 100-meter hurdles time in history to open the Grand Slam Track Miami meet on Friday. The Bullis School and University of Kentucky graduate finished in 12.17 seconds, five-hundredths of a second shy of Nigerian Tobi Amusan’s world record of 12.12 set at the 2022 World Championshi…
Athletics-Russell breaks American record in 100m hurdles at Grand Slam Track
(Reuters) -Olympic gold medalist Masai Russell set an American record in the 100m hurdles at the Grand Slam Track meet in Miami on Friday, breaking the tape in 12.17 seconds for the second-fastest time ever recorded in the event. The 24-year-old Russell looked stunned when she saw the time on the scoreboard after edging fellow American Tia Jones, who had the third-fastest time ever recorded with 12.19 seconds in the first race of the day. Jamaic…
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