That is Stuart Weir’s second piece on the Silesia DL assembly, which occurred on August 25, 2024.
100h
There have been so many important 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 ultimate. The sector included the 2024 Olympic Champion, the 2023 World Champion, and 6 Paris Olympic finalists.
The primary semi was gained 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. Exceptional instances for a routine Diamond League.
Nugent, who reached the Olympic ultimate however failed to complete, commented on her victory in Poland: “That is my first 12 months of competing as an expert, and I really feel grateful to simply be capable to compete towards these nice women. I’m simply getting used to operating on the circuit. Coming right here to compete towards 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 need to have faith in what I’m doing and let issues take their flip”.
I exchanged messages with Danielle Williams about how she may 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 ultimate in Brussels.
Interview with Ackera Nugent out there at https://diamondleague.virtualmixedzone.com/interview/ackera-nugent-womens-100m-hurdles/
