![]() Jackson shocks Olympic champions with historic mark in Jamaica READ MORE: Lyles and Steiner claim 200m titles at US trials athlete's world lead time and set the third-fastest 200m mark in history. Just hours later, one of those Jamaicans Steiner will face in Eugene had broken the U.S. “I’m excited to be on the world stage for the first time and being able to represent my country. ![]() “I’m really excited,” she said when asked about the prospect of taking on the women in green and gold. And she is thrilled by the idea of testing her wits against the Jamaican team at the worlds. Running into a light headwind, the University of Kentucky athlete seemed immensely comfortable in her win. In a stunning come-from-behind run in the final, Steiner chased down Tamara Clark and Jenna Prandini to claim victory and once again set the world’s best time with 21.77. This past weekend, in the semi-finals of the US trials, Steiner again showed her record-breaking run was no flash-in-the-pan as she equalled her time of 21.80 to qualify for the final. However, this season has seen the 22-year-old deliver on her immense potential, as she set the then world’s fastest time in 21.80 two weeks ago in a collegiate championships race in which she broke the NCAA record. While Steiner’s performance was not a surprise for those who follow athletics closely, her manner of victory was proof she is in top form heading into the World Athletics Championships, which take place between 15 and 24 July.Īn Achilles injury left her unable to compete at last year’s Olympic trials and out of the reckoning for Tokyo 2020. Steiner class of the field at USATF Championships Hours later, some 3,000 miles away in Jamaica, Olympic 100m bronze medallist Shericka Jackson won her trial, securing a place at next month’s World Athletics Championships in the third-fastest time in history - 21.55 seconds. ![]() In an event often dominated by big names including Jamaican duo Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, two less talked about athletes came to the fore, breaking the best time in the world twice in a matter of hours.įirst up was the USA’s Abby Steiner, who shaved three-hundredths of a second off her own world lead time to win the US trials in 21.77 seconds. What a weekend of athletics action it’s been.
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