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#TRIALS2023 | Russell wins women’s 400mh title in tight finish

Published:Friday | July 7, 2023 | 8:23 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter
Janieve Russell (right) and Andrenette Wright go to the line together in the women's 400-metre hurdles at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this evening.
Ian Allen
Janieve Russell (right) and Andrenette Wright go to the line together in the women's 400-metre hurdles at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this evening.

Experienced one-lap hurdler Janieve Russell is the national 400-metre hurdles champion for the third time in a row.

In an enthralling contest inside the National Stadium at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships this evening, Russell outdid Andrenette Knight and Rushell Clayton.

Russell stopped the clock at 53.75 seconds, just ahead of Knight (53.78) and Clayton (53.81).

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