Yanique Thompson led a Jamaican sweep within the ladies’s 100m hurdles on the ISTAF Berlin Meeting, setting the stage for a formidable show of Caribbean athletic prowess as Shafiqua Maloney shattered a nationwide report within the ladies’s 600m occasion.
Thompson captured the title within the ladies’s 100m hurdles with a exceptional time of 12.73 seconds. Thompson’s victory headlined a Jamaican 1-2 end, as compatriot Britany Anderson adopted carefully in second place, clocking 12.89 seconds. The duo dominated the occasion, leaving Germany’s Marlene Meier, who achieved a private better of 12.93 seconds, to assert third place.
Thompson’s triumph is a big milestone in her hurdling profession, additional solidifying Jamaica’s dominance within the dash hurdles on the worldwide stage. Her capacity to excel beneath strain continues to raise her standing among the many world’s elite hurdlers.
One other third-place end
Within the males’s 110m hurdles, Jamaica’s Omar McLeod, the 2016 Olympic champion, secured one other third-place end following his efficiency on the Diamond League Assembly in Rome. McLeod accomplished the race in 13.28 seconds, ending behind American star Grant Holloway, who gained the occasion with a time of 13.14 seconds, and France’s Rachid Muratake, who took second in 13.21 seconds.
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The ISTAF Berlin Assembly additionally noticed a record-breaking efficiency from Shafiqua Maloney, who set a brand new nationwide report for St. Vincent and the Grenadines within the ladies’s 600m. Maloney clocked a formidable 1:22.98 minutes, surpassing her earlier private finest and establishing a brand new commonplace for her nation. The fiercely contested race was gained by Kenya’s Mary Moraa in 1:21.63 minutes, with Germany’s Alica Schmidt ending third in 1:24.88 minutes.
As soon as once more, Jamaican athletes made a powerful exhibiting on the worldwide circuit, demonstrating their relentless expertise and willpower on the ISTAF Berlin Assembly.
