Harrison breaks women 100m Hurdles World Record!

Harrison breaks women 100m Hurdles World Record!

Kendra Harrison broke the women’s 100 metre hurdles world record to win the Diamond League race at the London Anniversary Games.

The 23-year-old, who missed out on a place at the Rio Olympics after finishing fourth in the USA trials, bounced back from that disappointment to win in 12.20 seconds.

That broke Yordanka Donkova’s 28-year-old mark of 12.21s and improved her own personal best by .04 seconds.

“I wanted to come out here with a vengeance to show these girls what I have,” Harrison told the IAAF, who finished sixth at the US Olympic Trials, missing out on selection for next month’s Olympic Games.

“That 12.40 got my confidence back. I knew I had it in me, I ran as hard as I could today.”

Harrison’s fourth Diamond League win of the year extended her lead in the race standings to 12 points.

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