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#BudaQuest | Danielle Williams upsets stacked 100mh field

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 7:33 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -
Jamaica’s Danielle Williams celebrates winning the women’s 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, today.
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Jamaica’s Danielle Williams celebrates winning the women’s 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, today.

Jamaica’s Danielle Williams produced a season’s best to stun a remarkable field and claim the women’s 100 metres hurdles title at the World Championship in Budapest, Hungary, today.

Williams clocked 12:43 seconds to pip Jasmine Camacho Quinn on the line, with the Puerto Rican registering 12:44. The United States of America’s Kendra Harrison took the bronze medal in 12:46.

The other Jamaican in the race, Ackera Nugent, had to settle for fifth after clocking 12:61 seconds.

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