Former University of Kentucky track and field star Kendra Harrison, fresh off her world record-breaking performance in the 100 hurdles on Friday in London, plans to target the other women’s hurdles event next season.
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“For me I felt it was a joke, I felt it was a disrespect they think I’d back out of a trials”, said Bolt.
From then on the race was against the clock only and, just as it appeared Ethiopian Muktar Edris’ world-leading time of 12:59.43 looked to be out of reach, Farah powered down the home straight at the end of 12.5 gruelling laps to dip under 13 minutes.
“I didn’t execute the start well but I came through injury free so I’m happy with that”.
“I’m definitely feeling good”.
“I’m happy about that and I’m going to Rio to defend my titles”.
But she overcompensated that loss by breaking the 28-year old 100m hurdles record last night in London.
The 23-year-old, who has been a revelation all season, shockingly failed to make the cut at the US Olympic Trials when she ended up in the sixth place.
Harrison finished ahead of compatriots Brianna Rollins and Kristi Castlin to surpass Yordanka Donkova’s previous mark of 12.21 set in August 1988. I just told myself you know that you are the best. “I wanted to give up so bad”. “I still have a few weeks to go, so I am going to try and lower that time”.
Welsh runner Seren Bundy-Davies completed her Rio 2016 Olympics preparations with an eighth place finish in the 400m at the Müller Anniversary Games in London.
There was also encouragement for her heptathlon rival Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who cleared a lifetime best 1.95m in the high jump.
Great Britain’s men’s 4x100m relay team also fired out a warning ahead of the Olympics by running the fastest time in the world this year of 37.78.
“Amazing run”, tweeted Holmes. “Records are there to be broken“.
“Not making the Olympic Games was upsetting”, said Harrison. The fastest man in the world is now the owner of 6 Olympic gold medals. You can always learn and I’m very lucky to be in that period where he is competing before he does end up retiring.
“If I do that I have a chance to take a break from the 100 hurdles until world championships and try to get another record in the 400 hurdles”, said Harrison.
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But she rebounded from that setback in an wonderful fashion, racing away to a new world record timing of 12.20 seconds in London last night.
