2021 can be considered the fastest year for women’s sprinting,seeing that it took over a century to find three women who ran under 10.7 regardless of conditions, it only took 6 months this year to see that time being posted by three different women. The level of sprinting now has put the women 100m final in the spotlight, making the race the most anticipated one for years. It has also brought up an interesting question, which is whether or not the women’s 100m world record will be broken soon.
Mega clash in the Women's 100m semi-final....It has huge implications for the world title....
The Jamaican Champion, and fastest woman alive in the women’s 200 meters will face-off against the US champion in the 200 meters, Gabby Thomas, who along with being the United states champion, is the world leader, with her 21.60 seconds, to add to that she is currently unbeaten in the 200 meters, having a perfect record after taking on the likes of Sha’ccari Richardson, Dina Asher-Smith, Ta Lou, Abby Steiner and so many other top quality sprinters, proving the Gabby Thomas who made it on the Podium in Tokyo less than Two year ago is back.
After the enthralling 100 meters yesterday, all attentions turned towards the 200m, and event that is also dominated by the Jamaicans. It was in this event last year we saw Shericka Jackson truly announce herself as a leading force in sprinting.
As expected, the 100m at these Championships were extremely exciting, something we have come to expect each and every year ...
well I am officially Convinced Rosemary Chukwuma is going to be a problematic sprinter for this season, she absolutely ...
This 100m Final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was an intriguing one, the reign of continued as we saw a strong final based on Africans as well the Australian stepping up, but today was about one man who cam to prove a point.
After 11 meets spanning over 5 months, some of the best athletes in the world converged in Zurich for the 12th and final meeting of the diamond league series. It was a night that was full of promise for many, and indeed it did live up to that, with massive head to heads and records falling in multiple events.
On April 10,2021 in Miramar Florida the world witnessed 21 year old Sha’ccari Richardson blowing away a stellar field of Athletes to record 10.72 seconds in her season opening meet in the southern state. This time 10.72 became the fastest season opener in history, and pushed her to being the 6th fastest woman in history. 29 days later she headed to the USATF golden games, her second meet of the season where she made 10.74 look like a walk in the park in the prelims, and then destroyed everyone in the final in a time of 10.77 seconds. That was three consecutive 10.7 runs something nobody had seen since Elaine Thompson in her peak 2016 form.