American Masai Russell Sets New Women's 100m Hurdles World Record
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On Thursday, the American Masai Russell beat the world record for 100 m hedges at the Zurich meeting.
In a race with no wind, Masai Russell improved upon the previous world record of 12.12 seconds, held by Nigerian Tobi Amusan since July 24, 2022, at the World Championships in Eugene, by three-hundredths of a second. Amusan finished second Thursday evening at Zurich's Letzigrund Stadium in 12.23 seconds. "I know what I'm capable of, and I don't think anyone is ready. When it happens, I think people are going to be shocked," the American had alre…
The American Masai Russell, with 12.09, achieved the world record of 100 meters fences at Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland.
American Masai Russell sets new women's 100m hurdles world record
The 26-year-old American clocked 12.09 seconds to beat the previous best of 12.12sec set by Nigeria's Tobi Amusan at the Eugene world championships in 2022. Russell, whose previous best was 12.14sec, dominated the race, with a fast start setting her out into the front from the first two hurdles. "Competing in a world record race is amazing," said Amusan, who came second in a season's best of 12.23sec. "I came out here and I did my best and I am …
It is already the second world record of the evening at Letzigrund in Zurich.
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