Rushell Clayton’s good run of form continued on Tuesday when she won the 400m hurdles at the Palio Città della Quercia, Stadio Quercia in Rovereto, Italy.
Clayton, who just missed out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on August 6, has been on the podium in two of her last three meets.
The Elite Performance athlete was in medal position in Lausanne, Switzerland on August 26 when she fell.
She had better luck on Tuesday when she pulled off a comfortable victory, winning in 53.75.
She was more than a second clear of Viktoriya Tkachuk of Ukraine ran 54.77 to finish in second place. Panama’s Gianna Woodruff was third in 55.12.
Clayton’s compatriot, Junelle Bromfield finished in second place in the 400m.
The MVP quarter-miler ran 51.86 to be runner-up to the USA’s Kaylin Whitney, who crossed the finish line in a season-best 51.12.
Susan Walli of Australia was third in 52.10.
Meanwhile, Jamaica’s national record holder Rusheen McDonald was third in the men’s 400m clocking 45.63 to finish behind Alex Haydock-Wilson of Great Britain (45.50) and the USA’s Michael Cherry who claimed victory in 45.27.
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