A fall in the first series of the 100 meter hurdles of Eugene World Cups led to the elimination of the defending champion, the American It’s Aliand his countrymen Alaysha Johnson he fouled his first few hurdles and was also unable to finish his run from the first round.
The hurdlers’ first contact with the track at the Hayward Field stadium also claimed other notable victims, such as Australian Liz Clay and the French Cyrena Samba-Mayela, indoor world champion.
The many victims of the first round further strengthen the options of Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Olympic champion, who won the second series with a time of 12.52, the third in the summary.
The best record of the first round is credited to the Nigerian Tobi Amusan, who broke the African record with 12.40, the best in history in the first round of the World Cups, where he would have won fifteen editions of the championships.
The world record holder, American Kendra Harrison, won the sixth and final series with 12.60.
Source: La Verdad
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