Masai Russell from the United States secured a tight victory in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the Olympic track meet, prevailing in a photo finish with a time of 12.33 seconds. The race was incredibly close, and Russell had to wait anxiously for 15 seconds to confirm her win by just a narrow margin of .01 over French athlete Cyrena Samba-Mayela, who claimed the silver medal – the first medal of any color for France in the event.
Defending champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, representing Puerto Rico, finished closely behind, securing the bronze medal just .02 seconds after Samba-Mayela. The crowd erupted in cheers for Samba-Mayela, as her achievement ended France’s medal drought on the final day of competition at the Stade de France.
Obstacles lead to Olympic victory for the USA and breakthrough medal for France in track
