American Masai Russell wins 100-meter hurdles gold by 0.01 seconds in Olympic thriller

In what was an intensely tight women’s 100-meter hurdle sprint, Masai Russell edged out her competition by one hundredth of a second to take the top of the podium — the first time for t…

In what was an intensely tight women’s 100-meter hurdles, the 24-year-old Potomac, Maryland native edged out her competition by one-hundredth of a second to take the top of the podium — the first time for the U.S. since 2016.Masai Russell wins the women’s 100m hurdles final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France.Masai Russell of United States crosses the line to win gold ahead of Cyrena Samba-Mayela of France and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico.

Russell waited anxiously for her time to pop up after the race and ran around frantically in celebration as France’s Cyrena Samba-Mayela was in tears with silver on her home turf. Samba-Mayela posted a time of 12.34 followed closely by Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico, who finished at 12.36 for bronze.Olympics’ gender boxing controversy ends with gold medal dominanceMasai Russell, of the United States, wins the women’s 100-meter hurdles final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.She previously finished third at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to qualify to represent the U.S. at the World Championships.

Breaking's steps from its Bronx beginnings to the Olympics stage: 'People are gonna see how lit this is'Masai Russell wins the women's 100m hurdles final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France.Masai Russell of United States crosses the line to win gold ahead of Cyrena Samba-Mayela of France and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico.Masai Russell, of the United States, wins the women's 100-meter hurdles final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug.

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