Jasmine Camacho Quinn advanced to the final of the 100m hurdles at the 2023 Budapest World Championships by finishing first with a time of 12.41 seconds in the third of three straight semifinals on Wednesday.
The Puerto Rican increased her undefeated record on the year to 12-0.
The final is Thursday at 3:22 p.m. in Puerto Rico.
Together with Camacho Quinn they also qualified for the final of eight competitors, among which are the American Kendra Harrison (12.33), the Bahamian Devynne Charlton (12.49), the current champion and world record holder, Tobi Amusan (12.56), from Nigeria, the Jamaican Ackera Nugent (12.60) and the American Nia Ali (12.49).
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The Puerto Rican hurdler seeks to be the second athlete from Puerto Rico with two world medals, after those achieved by Javier Culson in the 400-meter hurdles in 2009 and 2011.
Jasmine Camacho Quinn hugs a rival after the race. (Petr David Josek)
Camacho Quinn was a bronze medalist at the 2022 Oregon World Championships with a time of 12.23, which was not recognized because there was an illegal wind in the race of +2.5.
2023-08-23 19:07:35
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