MADRID, Spain, CMC – Dash hurdler Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas is one in all 11 athletes who secured wild card spots for the World Indoor Athletics Championships from March 1 to three in Glasgow, Scotland.
This adopted her win within the 60-meter hurdles on the remaining World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet on Friday within the Spanish metropolis of Madrid.
Charlton got here inside one-hundredths of a second of equalling her world indoor 60m hurdles file, clocking 7.68 seconds, equalling the third-fastest time in historical past and the meet file.
In accordance with World Athletics, the game’s world governing physique, her wildcard entry implies that the Bahamas nationwide staff could have a 3rd staff member for the ladies’s dash hurdles in Glasgow. Workforce choice for the World Indoor Championships is often capped at two athletes for every nation in every self-discipline. Nonetheless, the wildcard locations allow a 3rd athlete to contest the occasions for which they qualify.
World Athletics stated the ultimate choice on getting into any particular person athlete for the World Indoor Championships nonetheless rested with the athlete’s nationwide federation.
Charlton will head to the worldwide showpiece in high quality type, and her efficiency was a transparent signal to her rivals that she can be robust to beat subsequent weekend.
“I set myself all of those objectives,” Charlton stated. “I stated I wished to win the World Indoor Tour and break the world indoor file, and I wish to be a world indoor champion, so I’m simply ticking all of the packing containers. There’s only one extra to go.
“If that is any preview to the World Indoors, I’d say I’m heading in the right direction. I’m having enjoyable. My coach instructed me for some time that I’m able to this stuff, so to see all of it come true is an excellent feeling.”
Two-time European indoor champion Nadine Visser of the Netherlands had received the primary 60m hurdles warmth in 7.79 to equal the meet file, however Charlton matched that point to win the second warmth, easing down in the direction of the top.
The Bahamian then stamped her class within the remaining, and the clock first flashed up with 7.67 when she crossed the end line, nevertheless it was later adjusted.
Visser was second in 7.78, solely one-hundredths of a second shy of her private finest, and Pia Skrzysowska of Poland was third in 7.83.
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