Meeting records fell in all four hurdles races at the adidas Boost Boston Games – part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series – with world record-holders Grant Holloway and Kendra Harrison among the winners.
The women’s 100m hurdles was the strongest line-up of the meet, featuring four of the top six women in the world rankings. Harrison, however, once again proved too strong for the rest of the field, notching up her fourth win at the distance this year.
Christina Clemons, who took silver behind Harrison at the World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018, started strongly and was level with Harrison at half way. Harrison was able to maintain her consistency over final barriers and inched ahead of her opponents to win in a meeting record of 12.49 (-0.9m/s).
Clemons lost a bit of rhythm towards the end, allowing Tobi Amusan to come through and take second in 12.62, 0.10 ahead of Clemons.
Poetry in motion.
12.49 for @Ken_AYE_ who continues her fine form in Boston.#ContinentalTourGold
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“I got the job done,” said Harrison, the world record-holder for the distance. “My coach wanted me to come out and execute, and I did that. I’m confident in myself this year, and the way I’ve been performing, things are looking good.”
Moments later, Holloway was out on track for the men’s 110m hurdles. In complete contrast to the women’s race, it was essentially a one-athlete affair as a composed Holloway streaked ahead of his opponents to win in 13.20 (0.0m/s).
Shane Brathwaite of Barbados was second in 13.71 while world record-holder Aries Merritt was further back in fifth (14.26) in what was just the third clash ever between the two world record-holders.
110m hurdles winner Grant Holloway at the adidas Boost Boston Games
“It meant a lot (to line up against Merritt),” said Holloway. “He’s one of my mentors; I try to model myself on him, he’s like an older brother to me. It feels good to have him next to me, but at the end of the day, I’m trying to have what he has.”
Jamaica’s Shiann Salmon produced one of the biggest surprises of the meeting, not only in defeating a strong line-up in the 200m hurdles, but also clocking an unofficial world best for the rarely run distance.
Ebony Morrison, the meeting record-holder, started strong, as did the in-form Shamier Little. But Morrison faded in the second half…
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