The upcoming World Athletics Diamond League meet scheduled for April 27 in China guarantees an electrifying showdown as world champion dash hurdler Danielle Williams prepares to face off in opposition to newly minted World Indoor champion Devynne Charlton of The Bahamas and one other formidable international champion.
Organizers introduced yesterday that three reigning international ladies’s world champions within the dash hurdles – all hailing from the Caribbean – will compete head-to-head on the Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala. The trio consists of Charlton, Williams, and Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico.
Charlton, eyeing her first Diamond League victory this season, goals to transition her world-beating indoor kind into the outside season. The 28-year-old Bahamian shattered the world indoor 60 meters hurdles document twice earlier this yr, clocking 7.67 seconds on the Millrose Video games in New York Metropolis after which 7.65 seconds to safe gold on the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
Reclaimed the world title final yr in Budapest
Williams, aged 31, reclaimed the world title final yr in Budapest, Hungary, eight years after her preliminary international gold in Beijing, China. Along with her World Championships victories, she was topped a Diamond League champion 5 years in the past.
Camacho-Quinn, aged 27, boasts a sturdy monitor document within the Diamond League, clinching no fewer than 9 victories on the circuit over the previous three years. The Olympic 100 meters hurdles champion and world silver medalist will goal for her first profession Diamond League trophy this yr.
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The Suzhou-Shanghai assembly, together with the season opener in Xiamen on April 20, will mark the second of two occasions in China launching the Diamond League season.
