BRUSSELS, Belgium – Jamaica wrapped up the Diamond League Finals with a trio of podium finishes, cementing the island’s standing as a world observe and area powerhouse.
On an exciting closing day on Saturday, Ackera Nugent, Shiann Salmon, and Rajindra Campbell all stood on the rostrum, showcasing their abilities throughout hurdles, shot put, and sprints.
Within the girls’s 100-meter hurdles, Ackera Nugent fought her technique to a third-place end with a time of 12.55 seconds. Nugent’s podium end got here in a hotly contested race, received by Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, who clocked a powerful 12.38 seconds. Nadine Visser from the Netherlands completed second in 12.54 seconds, simply forward of Nugent. Fellow Jamaican Danielle Williams completed simply exterior the highest three, taking fifth place in 12.62 seconds.
“I’m joyful to be on the rostrum once more in such a aggressive area,” Nugent stated. “It’s been an extended season, however this can be a nice technique to end.”
A powerful efficiency
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Shiann Salmon additionally delivered a powerful efficiency, taking third place within the girls’s 400-meter hurdles. Salmon crossed the road in 53.99 seconds, securing one other medal for Jamaica. She trailed behind Femke Bol of the Netherlands, who claimed her third consecutive Diamond League title with a blistering 52.45 seconds, and Anna Cockrell of the USA, who completed second in 53.71 seconds.
Within the area occasions, Rajindra Campbell earned a bronze medal within the males’s shot put with a throw of 21.95 meters. The occasion was dominated by Italy’s Leonardo Fabbri, who set a meet document with a throw of twenty-two.98 meters, whereas Ryan Crouser of the USA took second with 22.79 meters. Campbell’s efficiency capped a powerful season for the Jamaican shot putter, as he persistently competed towards the world’s finest.
Past Jamaica’s standout performances, Caribbean athletes continued to shine on the ultimate day of the competitors. Anderson Peters of Grenada thrilled followers with a dramatic win within the males’s javelin. Peters’ opening throw of 87.87 meters narrowly edged out India’s Neeraj Chopra, whose finest effort measured only one centimeter much less at 87.86 meters. Germany’s Julian Weber completed third with 85.97 meters.
“I knew it could be shut, however I trusted my first throw. It’s an amazing feeling to come back out on prime,” Peters stated after his victory.
Different notable performances
And Camacho-Quinn stormed to victory to complete her season on a excessive. Contemporary off a bronze medal on the Paris Olympics, the 2021 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist was relentless from the beginning and held off robust competitors from Visser and Nugent.
The Dominican Republic’s Alexander Ogando additionally captured a bronze medal, ending third within the males’s 200 meters with a time of 19.97 seconds. The race was received by Kenneth Bednarek of the USA, who clocked 19.67 seconds, with Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo taking silver in 19.80 seconds.
In different outcomes, Jamaica’s Roshawn Clarke (49.08 seconds) and Malik James-King (49.37 seconds) completed fifth and sixth, respectively, within the males’s 400-meter hurdles, whereas Romaine Beckford positioned fourth within the males’s excessive bounce with a leap of two.22 meters.
Because the Diamond League season came to a close, the performances of Jamaica and different Caribbean athletes left an indelible mark, with a number of podium finishes and two notable victories that underscored the area’s observe and area prowess.
