Rushell Clayton says she is running through pain and a heavy training schedule as she eyes a medal in the women’s 400m hurdles at this summer’s Olympic Games to be held in Paris, France.

On Thursday, the world leader extended her winning start to the season to three-straight after she led a Jamaican sweep of the medal podium, clocking 54.02 seconds to win the one-lap hurdles event at the Bislett Games Wanda Diamond League meeting inside Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway.

The two-time World Athletics Championships bronze medallist was the only Jamaican winner on the day in which two-time World Athletics champion Shericka Jackson shockingly finished fifth place in the women’s 200m.

“I have never experienced conditions like that but nevertheless, it was a good race,” Clayton said of the race that was run in rainy conditions. “My execution felt well and I cannot ask for more than to win. It is always good to win. Each race is a challenge and I am working towards a bigger goal. So whenever these ladies decide to compete, I will be there to do the same, to compete.”

With the Jamaican championships a few weeks away, Clayton said her plans are straightforward.

“[I have] to train, train, train… and I need to do the national championships. I am literally training through all these meets. I have training tomorrow, the next day, I do what my coach decides. It is hurting. My main goal [is] to get to the Olympics and to win a medal, my last and ultimate goal of the season.”

The pair of World Championships finalists from Budapest, Hungary, Andrenette Knight (54.63) and Janieve Russell (55.07) were second and third, respectively, both in season best times.

Jackson, running her second 200m of the season, never challenged the leaders and trailed home in 22.97 (-0.2m/s), the slowest she has run since January 26, 2019 when she clocked 23.72 running into a massive head wind of -4.8m/s at the Queen’s/Grace Jackson meet in Jamaica.

It was also only the third time since 2019 that she had failed to finish inside the top three in any 100m or 200m race. She was fifth in a 100m race late in the 2022 season in Switzerland and fourth in the first round of the 200m at the Tokyo, Olympic Games in 2021.

American Brittany Brown won in 22.32, followed by Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith of the Ivory Coast in 22.36 and Daryll Neita of Great Britain in 22.50, all season’s best times.

Natoya Goule ran a season’s best 1:59.10 for second in the women’s 800m that was won by Prudence Sekgodiso in 1:58.66. Australia’s Catriona Bisset was third in 1:59,29.

National champion Rohan Watson ran a season’s best 10.23 seconds (0.4m/s) for sixth in the men’s 100m, with Yohan Blake placing seventh in 10.29.

South Africa’s Akani Simbini kept his 100m win record perfect, running a season’s best 9.94 seconds, the tied third best in the world this year. Japan’s Hakim Sani Brown was second in 9.99 and Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon was third in 10.01, also their best efforts so far this season.

Fedrick Dacres was sixth in the men’s discus throw with a best of 65.06m as world record holder Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke his father Virgilijus’ 17-year-old meeting record 70.51m with a 70.91m throw in the second round.

Matthew Denny of Australia was next with 67.61m and Daniel Stahl of Sweden was third with 66.80m.

Rusheen McDonald finished at the back of the men’s 400m field, running 47.60. World Championships silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain ran a personal best and Area Record 44.07 seconds, the second best in the world.

Kirani James of Grenada was second in a season best 44.58 and Vernon Norwood of the United States was third in 44.68, also his best so far this season.