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Olympic Champion Masai Russell is positioning herself to be an example emulated by the upcoming athletes and is embracing the challenge.
Paris Olympic 110mH champion Masai Russell has said building a legacy in track and field will help her inspire the upcoming generation to trust in their abilities.
She said while there are limited mentors the juniors can look up to, she intends to be that person to impact their careers positively from a tender age. “I’m trying to build a legacy for those who look up to me: the little girls who don’t believe they’re big enough or strong enough to do it. I know that they can. I want to be that person for them,” she told World Athletics.
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20:33 - 23.12.2024
'She is a true professional'- Usain Bolt's former coach warns Masai Russell & rivals as he takes over Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan
Glen Mills, now coaching Tobi Amusan, has praised her professionalism and warned her 100m hurdles rivals of improvements under his guidance ahead of 2025.
On reflection, she considers her success in this year’s Olympic trials as her break-out achievement. Russell scorched home at Hayward Field in 12.25, ahead of Alaysha Johnson (12.31), Grace Stark (12.31), Nia Ali (12.37), Tonea Marshall (12.38) and Harrison (12.39).
“I was way more stressed making the team in the trials than actually being on the line in the Olympic final,” she says. Indeed, 12 women have run under 12.40 in 2024, six of them in that stunning US final - and that adds up to a historical high by some margin.
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17:26 - 18.12.2024
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Moon joins Olympic 100m hurdles champion Masai Russell for the February event set to take place in New York.
In 2023 the total was seven. In 2022 it was six. Prior to that no more than two women had broken 12.40 in any year. In addition to the intense competition, Russell also has to contend with the tide of history as she looks towards 2025, with the lure of world titles indoors and out, and towards a home Olympics in 2028.
In the cut and thrust of the women’s high hurdles, she has become the 14th different consecutive global champion. Yet Russell maintains she still has her sights on the targets she set at the start of 2024.
“My goal is to be the world indoor record-holder, the world indoor champ, world outdoor record-holder, world outdoor champ - and Olympic champ again. If I’m not shooting to be the best ever in the sport, then what am I doing?" she added.
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