Sunday’s remaining day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships witnessed outstanding performances as Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas shattered the world report within the girls’s 60 meters hurdles, whereas Thea LaFond of Dominica clinched a historic gold within the triple soar.
Charlton, 28, who completed fourth finally 12 months’s World Championships, blazed to victory with a time of seven.65 seconds, surpassing her personal world report by two-hundredths of a second. France’s Cyrena Samba-Mayela, the defending champion, secured silver in 7.74 seconds, whereas Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska claimed bronze in 7.79 seconds.
Reflecting on her record-breaking run, Charlton expressed satisfaction along with her execution and emphasised her give attention to profitable the gold medal.
I knew I had that form of time in me
“It felt like [the perfect race]. I drew a clean on that one, so I can’t inform you what occurred. The thought going into it was simply to execute, and I believe I did that. I knew I had that form of time in me, and it was nearly placing my race collectively on the day.
“[Today] was primarily in regards to the gold. I used to be sharing the world report – didn’t like that an excessive amount of – so the second aim was to decrease it, but when I got here away with the gold medal, it could’ve been sufficient for me.”
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Fellow Bahamian Charisma Taylor completed sixth with a time of seven.92 seconds.
Dominica’s first-ever medal at a worldwide observe and area meet
Within the triple soar occasion, LaFond, 29, made historical past by securing Dominica’s first-ever medal at a worldwide observe and area meet. She achieved a world-leading leap of 15.01 meters within the second spherical, outperforming Cuban Leyanis Perez Hernandez (14.90 meters) and Spaniard Ana Peleteiro (14.75 meters).
Following her outstanding feat, an overwhelmed LaFond expressed satisfaction in her achievement and acknowledged the importance of the second. Regardless of producing season-best performances, Charisma Taylor (14.11m) of the Bahamas, and Jamaican Kimberly Williams (14.07m) fell wanting the medals.
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The World Athletics Indoor Championships concluded with Charlton’s record-breaking run and LaFond’s historic gold, highlighting the distinctive expertise and achievements of Caribbean athletes on the worldwide stage.
