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Women’s 100m hurdles semi-final
We move on to the women’s 100m hurdles where the title is well and truly up for grabs this year.
Seven different winners have been crowned across this year’s Diamond League meetings, blowing the field wide open just in time for the World Athletics Championships.
United States’ Grace Stark won three of the 15 invitational meetings this year while Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent managed to get two wins under her belt – and both will be going head-to-head in what is sure to be a tight first semi-final heat.
Tobi Amusan is still in a good position to reclaim the world title she won back in 2022 at Hayward Field, where she clocked the current world record time of 12.12 seconds. The 28-year-old Nigerian will go up in heat two against the Netherlands’ Nadine Visser, who narrowly missed out on a podium finish at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Masai Russell will continue her bid to become the first female 100m hurdler to claim a world title off the back of becoming an Olympic champion. Jamaica’s Danielle Williams will have something to say about that though, as she battles to follow in the footsteps of former United States hurdler Gail Devers as a three-time world champion. They are set to face off in heat three.