Jamaica's Commonwealth Games champion Janieve Russell clears a hurdle ahead of the field on her way to victory in the women's 400m obstacle event at the Jamaica International Invitational meet at the National Stadium last night. Russell won in 54.26 seconds. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
May 12, 2022
J’cans sweep women’s 400m hurdles in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— Jamaicans swept the podium places in the women’s 400m hurdles event at the Puerto Rico International Athletics Classic 2022 on Thursday as Janieve Russell ran a season’s best 54.09 seconds to take the event.
Russell’s time was the second best in the world so far this year as she beat compatriots Shiann Salmon who ran 54.64 seconds and World Championships bronze medallist Rushell Clayton was third with 54.90 seconds, both equaling their season’s best times.
Ronda Whyte was eighth overall in 55.97 seconds while another Jamaican Kimisha Chambers was third in the B finals in 56.57 seconds.
-Paul A Reid
