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Clayton and Russell finish third and fourth, respectively, as Bol smashes 400m hurdles meet record in Eugene
Written by Leighton Levy. Posted in Diamond League. | 17 September 2023 | 1184 Views
Tags: Athletics, 400M Hurdles, Diamond League Eugene, Eugene, Oregon, Femke Bol, Janieve Russell, Rushell Clayton, Shamier Little

In a thrilling contest in the 400m hurdles in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday, Jamaica’s Rushell Clayton and Janieve Russell were third and fourth, respectively, in a race won in a meet record time by world champion Femke Bol of the Netherlands, who added the Diamond League trophy to her collection this season.

Bol, who boasts a personal best of 51.45, clocked 51.98s after shaking off a brief challenge from American Shamier Little, to shatter the previous meet record of 52.77 set by Dalilah Mohammad two years ago.

The American and Bol were neck and neck with three hurdles to go but Bol unleashed her superior speed and strength to pull away from the rapidly fading Little, who finished second in 53.45 just ahead of the rapidly closing Jamaicans.

Clayton, who won her second bronze medal in Budapest clocked 53.56 to just held off Russell, the two-time Commonwealth Games champion, who stopped the clock in a season’s best 53.60.