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Camacho-Quinn dazzles in 100m hurdles

Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn capped a dazzling performance in the 100 metres hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics with a gold medal while Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won the men’s long jump title in an action packed Monday morning at the Olympic Stadium.

Camacho-Quinn dazzles in 100m hurdles

Sentinel Digital DeskBy : Sentinel Digital Desk

  |  3 Aug 2021 4:37 AM GMT

TOKYO: Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn capped a dazzling performance in the 100 metres hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics with a gold medal while Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won the men's long jump title in an action packed Monday morning at the Olympic Stadium.

A day earlier, Camacho-Quinn shattered the Olympic record in her semi-final and on Monday she exploded off the blocks and stormed through the finish line, clocking 12.37 seconds to secure her first Olympic gold.

American Kendra Harrison, the world record holder, won silver in 12.52 and Jamaican Megan Tapper grabbed bronze in 12.55.

Camacho-Quinn's win was the first Olympic gold medal in athletics for Puerto Rico. Agencies

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