The American Olympic champion Masai Russell has set the second best time in history at 100 m fences, in 12 seconds and 17 hundreds, on Friday in Miami (Florida), in the second stage of the new Atletic Circuit Grand Slam Track, informs Agerpres.
Massai Russel, about the world record. Photo Getty Images
Russell has detached his compatriot Tia Jones, who made the third time in history in this test, 12 seconds and 19 hundredths. The two American athletes approached the world record of Nigerience Tobi Amusam, who ran, in 2022, in 12 seconds and 12 hundredths.
At 100 m, the medal with Olympic bronze Melissa Jefferson was imposed in 10 sec. 75/100, while Kenyanca Agnes Ngetich has established the best performance of the year at 5,000 m – 14 min. 25 sec. 80/100. At 200 m, Jereem Richards (Trinidad-Tobago) set the best world time of the season in 19 sec. 86/100.
$ 100,000 prizes for winners
At 400 m, the Dominican Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino imposed in 49 sec. 21/100. At 400 m fences, Victoria returned to the Brazilian Alison Dos Santos – 49 sec. 97/100, while Irish Andrew Coscoran imposed 3,000 m – 8 min. 17 sec. 56/100.
Grand Slam Track, the new athletics circuit created by former American star Michael Johnson, proposes 12 groups of eight athletes with two races in three days, putting a prize of $ 100,000 for group winners.
