Jamaican athlete won the world 100m hurdles championship for the second time in 8 years
Williams is not a candidate. The 100m hurdles final on the evening of August 24 featured stars such as Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Kendra Harrison - who used to hold the record with 12 seconds 20, Tobi Amusan - the defending champion and holder of the world record with 12 seconds 20. 12 seconds 12.
Even the television cameras didn't seem to think Williams - running in lane 2, far right, finished first. The center of attention, filmed close-up is Olympic champion Camacho-Quinn.
But when Williams' victory was confirmed in 12 seconds 43, just 0.01 seconds ahead of Camacho-Quinn, the Jamaican fans present on the field celebrated with enthusiasm with the new champion.
12 seconds 43 is also Williams' best of 2023, and is the fifth highest of her career, with a personal best (PB) of 12 seconds 32 set in London 2019.
The second time Williams won the world championship after winning Beijing 2015 with 12 seconds 57. Jamaican athlete also won bronze at Doha 2019, but only finished sixth at Eugene 2022.
On the sixth day of Budapest 2023, Williams brought home the first gold medal for Jamaica. About 15 minutes later, Antonio Watson took home his second title when he was crowned in the men's 400m content.
Williams admitted that he did not expect to be able to win against excellent opponents in the final, despite being very confident in his practice and ability. "Winning in 2015 was phenomenal, but today's results took a lot of work, years of hard work and injuries, and made me lose confidence and have to fight to come back," the 30-year-old athlete said. this said.
Camacho-Quinn, who won the silver medal with 12 seconds 44, congratulated Williams and is not disappointed that winning and losing is part of professional sports. The Puerto Rican athlete boasts a collection of collective titles including a gold medal in Tokyo 2021, a bronze medal at Eugene 2022 and a silver medal at Budapest 2023.
Bronze went to Harrison with 12.46. Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas - who set a national record of 12.44 in qualifying - finished fourth with 12.52, while Jamaica's 21-year-old NCAA champion Ackera Nugent came in fourth. fifth with 12 seconds 61. Nigeria's Tobi Amusan with 12 seconds 62, Ditaji Kambundji of Switzerland with 12 seconds 70 and Nia Ali of the US with 12 seconds 78.
