America's Masai Russell won a photo finish Saturday to capture gold in the women's 100-meter hurdles.
Sha'Carri Richardson leads relay team to gold, U.S. women's hoops to play France in final and more from Friday in Paris
In a close-as-can-be race down the straightaway, Russell finished in 12.33 seconds, but had to wait another 15 seconds to learn she had beaten the Frenchwoman by .01.No cheers were louder than those for Samba-Mayela, who broke a shutout for the host country on the last day of action at the Stade de France.
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