Danielle Williams wins in Xiamen

Danielle Williams wins in Xiamen

Danielle Williams wins in Xiamen.  It is only April, but Danielle Williams already has a Grand Slam win and a Diamond League win in her name. The track at the Xiamen Diamond League has 10 lanes, and each one was filled. Ten athletes, six of whom had run under 12.40 – although not in April- were in the field. Williams got a decent start but a brilliant finish to win in 12.53 from Grace Stark (12.58). Her comments after the race were: “When I came…

Danielle Williams Wins, Shericka Jackson Second at Xiamen Diamond League - Trackalerts.com, track and field news website

XIAMEN, China — Danielle Williams secured an impressive victory in the women’s 100m hurdles, while Shericka Jackson settled for second in the 200m at the Xiamen Diamond League on Saturday (26 April). Williams, the reigning world champion and one of Jamaica’s most seasoned sprint hurdlers, clocked a season’s best 12.53 seconds (-0.2m/s) to edge out Grace Stark of the United States (12.58) and South Africa’s Marione Fourie (12.62). The win was Wil…