Amusan grabs Diamond League trophy, Williams, Tapper under 12.50 for fourth and fifth, respectively.
Written by Leighton Levy. Posted in Diamond League. | 17 September 2023 | 1013 Views
Tags: Athletics, 100M Hurdles, Danielle Williams, Diamond League Eugene, Jasmine Camacho Quinn, Kendra Harrison, Megan Tapper, Tobi Amusan
World champion Danielle Williams and fellow Jamaican Megan Tapper finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in a fast 100m hurdles races at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday.
In a race where the top six athletes all ran under 12.5s, 2022 world champion Tobi Amusan clocked a season-s best 12.33 to hold off a fast-finishing Jasmine Camacho Quinn and former world record holder Kendra Harrison, who clocked 12.38 and 12.44, for second and third, respectively.
Williams, who was among the early leaders clocked 12.47 with Tapper close behind in 12.48, the same time as the USA’s Alaysha Johnson.
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