Jasmine Camacho-Quinn records her best time of the year in 100 meters with fences

The Puerto Rican athlete Jasmine Camacho-Quinn secured a 100m hurdles victory on Saturday with a time of 12.32 seconds, For now ranks seventh on the all-time list at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Florida, and will in turn break the national record and record the best time this year worldwide.

With this result, Camacho-Quinn surpassed his mark of 12.40 seconds. This was his second race in the 100 meters with fences a year.

“Right now, it’s the best time recorded this year in the world,” said the president of the local Athletics Federation, Luis Dieppa. “She is excellent. She is very strong. She has been running well in the 200 and 400 meters (smooth) and is still in her preparation for the Olympics. It is a matter of her staying healthy,” Dieppa added.

In Gainesville, the two-time NCAA champion improved on the national mark she set in 2018. The 12.20-second world record belongs to Kendra Harrison.

Behind her, British sisters Tiffany Porter and Cindy Sember finished with a time of 12.62 seconds and Brittany Anderson finished fourth with 12.91.

The fence runner – who poncho her second Olympic ticket after participating in the Rio 2016 Games – was active in the Spring Classic, held in Carolina from March 18-20. Here he competed in the 4×400 meters relay alongside Priscila Morales, Paris Garcia and Gabby Scott. They came in second with a record of 3: 36.26, which was not enough for this relay to improve their mark with a view to qualifying for the Olympics.