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Masai Russell is motivated to win more gold medals in her specialty and the Paris glory is a source of her inspiration.
Paris Olympics 100m hurdles champion Masai Russell has maintained that she is only getting started despite bagging her first Olympic gold medal in the French Capital.
The 24-year-old has already endeared herself into the annals of history in her maiden appearance at the quadrennial championships.
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11:48 - 25.11.2024
‘Closed mouths don’t get fed’ - Ackera Nugent fires back at critics as she puts rivals Masai Russell & Co on notice
Jamaican hurdler Ackera Nugent is blocking out the noise from her critics as she bids to answer them back with great performances on track against her rivals such as Masai Russell.
In reiterating her commitment to further cement her status as a sprinting great, she wrote on X platform, formerly twitter: "Gold was just the beginning."
Russells remarks points towards 2025 season with the World Championships in Tokyo providing another opportunity for the world-beater to lay hands on another gold medal that has been elusive in her cabinet. The American sprinter, who is the NCAA record holder in 100m, recently bought a house in her homeland, a landmark that ranks among her top achievements.
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17:51 - 22.11.2024
'Cambridge looks good on you' - Gabby Thomas & Masai Russell share moment after appearance at Harvard University
American Olympians Gabby Thomas and Masai Russell, who both won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, shared a beautiful moment ahead of their participation in 2025 Grand Slam Track.
Russell holds personal bests of 12.25 seconds over 100m hurdles which is tied for fifth of all time and 7.75 seconds over 60m that ranks 13th of all time.
Russell showed her own fighting qualities in the scrap for the Olympic title after she slugged her way into contention off the final barrier in the Stade de France in August, delivering the knockout blow to the big home hope with her lunge for the line.
She prevailed in 12.33 seconds, 0.01s ahead of the French athlete Cyrena Samba-Mayela, with defending champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico third in 12.36 seconds.
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