That is Stuart Weir’s second piece on the Silesia DL assembly, which occurred on August 25, 2024.
100h
There have been so many vital occasions within the Silesia Diamond League that it could appear invidious to decide on one – however I’ll! The ladies’s 100-meter hurdles had been all the pieces that one might need anticipated and extra. Intriguingly, 16 athletes had been vying for a spot within the closing. The sphere included the 2024 Olympic Champion, the 2023 World Champion, and 6 Paris Olympic finalists.
The primary semi was received by Danielle Williams in 12.37, the second by Ackera Nugent in 12.30. The qualifying time for the ultimate was 12.56, which sadly excluded native favourite Pia Skrzyszowska. The ultimate noticed Keni Harrison run 12.52 for eighth place. The winner was Ackera Nugent in 12.29 from Grace Stark in 12.37, World Champion Danielle Williams third in 12.38, and Olympic Champion Masai Russell fourth in 12.40. Outstanding instances for a routine Diamond League.
Nugent, who reached the Olympic closing however failed to complete, commented on her victory in Poland: “That is my first yr of competing as an expert, and I really feel grateful to simply be capable of compete in opposition to these nice women. I’m simply getting used to operating on the circuit. Coming right here to compete in opposition to all one of the best on the planet, on the one hand, I didn’t count on to win; on the opposite, I knew I simply needed to execute effectively and do all the pieces that was underneath my management. I have no idea what’s to come back for me subsequent season; I simply wish to trust in what I’m doing and let issues take their flip”.
I exchanged messages with Danielle Williams about how she might run 12.37 and 12.38 in the identical afternoon and nonetheless not win. She replied: “The hurdles panorama has been modified drastically.”
With a 100m hurdles race in Rome and Zurich, locations are nonetheless at stake within the Diamond League closing in Brussels.
Interview with Ackera Nugent obtainable at https://diamondleague.virtualmixedzone.com/interview/ackera-nugent-womens-100m-hurdles/
