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Brittany Brown had a great start off the blocks and ensured she held onto that until she crossed the finish line first, ending her season on a high but it was not a good day in the office for Africa's fastest woman who was disqualified.
Olympic 200m bronze medallist Brittany Brown has defied all odds to claim the women’s 200m Diamond League trophy at the Diamond League Meeting final in Brussels.
Brown crossed the finish line first in a time of 22.20 seconds to edge Great Britain’s Daryll Neita who crossed the line second in 22.45 seconds. Another American, Anavia Battle completed the podium, clocking 22.61 seconds.
Brown had a great start of the blocks and held onto her momentum through the curve to emerge champion in the hotly contested race.
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18:18 - 11.09.2024
Sha'Carri Richardson on the double she faces off against familiar foes at the Diamond League final in Brussels
Sha'Carri Richardson will be competing in two races at the Diamond League Meeting final as she takes on a strong cast with the hope of ending her season on a high.
The 29-year-old has been vocal about her struggle with endometriosis and her win is a testimony of her hard work and effort and proof to other women that anything is possible.
She has enjoyed a stellar season, making her Olympic debut in Paris in the women’s 200m after finishing second at the US Olympic trials. In Paris, Brown finished third in the final of the race that was won by Gabby Thomas as Julien Alfred finished second.
After the Paris Olympic Games, Brown went on to win the Diamond League Meeting in Rome before finishing second at the Grand Prix Lombardia. She ends her season on a high and will take a break before resuming training with the main focus the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
On her part, Neita has had a great season too, winning a silver medal in the women’s 4x100m relay at the Paris Olympic Games and finishing fourth and fifth in the 100m and 200m finals in Paris.
After the Olympics, Neita finished eighth in the women’s 100m in Lausanne and proceeded to finish fourth in Silesia. At the Diamond League Meeting in Rome, the 28-year-old finished third in the 200m and seventh in Zurich in the 100m.
She then raced at the Grand Prix Lombardia where she finished second and is just fresh from a fourth-place finish in the women’s 100m in Lausanne.
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Others in the race included Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith who was disqualified from the race following lane infringement. Tamara Clark was also in the race and could only manage a fifth-place finish in a time of 23.01 seconds.
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