Masai Russell has beaten Tobi Amusan’s world record in the women’s 100m hurdles.
The American Olympic champion clocked 12.09 seconds at the Zurich Diamond League on Thursday, beating Amusan’s previous world best of 12.12 seconds by 0.03 seconds.
The performance brought to an end Amusan’s four-year stay at the top of the event.
Russell had been closing in on the Nigerian’s record for some time. In May, she ran 12.14 seconds at the Xiamen Diamond League, a time that moved her to second on the all-time list and left her just two hundredths of a second away from Amusan’s mark.
She went a step further in Zurich, producing the 12.09-second run that finally moved her ahead of the Nigerian.
Amusan was also in the Zurich race and finished behind Russell in 12.23 seconds. The result meant the former world record holder was present as her four-year-old mark was broken.
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