Masai Russell of the United States wins the women’s 100-meter hurdles final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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SAINT-DENIS, France — Masai Russell sprinted down the track, her graceful legs skimming the ten barriers separating her from the finish line.
The 24-year-old Marylander was just a fraction of a second faster than French hurdler Cyrena Samba-Mayela. Her margin of victory? One-hundredth of a second.
There was a moment’s delay while the finish photo was analyzed and Russell jumped into the air as her gold medal win was confirmed. Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won bronze at the Olympic Games.
The victory capped off a dominating performance by the U.S. women’s hurdlers in Paris. On Thursday, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed She set her own world record by winning the gold medal in the women’s 400 metres final.
