Danielle Williams of Jamaica celebrates after winning the Women's 100m Hurdles final race during the World Athletics Diamond League meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 31, 2023. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP)
Danielle Williams claims 100m hurdles win in Zurich
KINGSTON, Jamaica – World 100m hurdles champion Danielle Williams won her first Diamond League race of the season after she ran 12.54 seconds (-0.2m/s) at the Zurich meet on Thursday.
Williams got off to a fast start and held off a pair of Americans as Alaysha Johnson was second in 12.58, World Champs bronze medallist Kendra Harrison was third in 12.59 seconds.
Megan Tapper who was a late invitee was fifth in 12.64 seconds.
Meanwhile, another last-minute heroics from Greece’s World Champion Miltiadis Tentoglou denied Tajay Gayle the win in the men’s long jump.
Gayle, the bronze medal winner in the World Championships, led with 8.07m (-0.5m/s) into the final round before Tentoglou produced 8.20m (-0.5ms) to take the win.
