Olympic champion Masai Russell is fired up for the 2025 season after electrifying season opener in the 60m hurdles in Texas.
Masai Russell, the reigning Olympic champion in the 100m hurdles, has started her 2025 season in spectacular fashion, proving she is ready to build on her remarkable achievements from last year.
After an unforgettable Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games, where she claimed gold in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.33 seconds, Russell is entering her second year as a professional athlete eager to build on her success.
At the Paris Olympics, Russell edged out fierce competitors Cyréna Samba-Mayela and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn in a nail-biting race that cemented her status as one of the world’s elite hurdlers.
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Olympics medalists Masai Russell, Josh Kerr and Jessica Hull are among runners who will be looking to break the world record at the Millrose Games and there is a hefty bonus for it.
Following her Olympic triumph, Russell’s 2024 season was nothing short of spectacular, and she appears poised to carry that momentum into 2025.
The new season began with Russell participating in the 4x400m relay at the Rod McCravy Memorial on January 11. This initial outing marked a warm-up for what was to come, as Russell soon returned to her signature event, the hurdles.
On January 17, she competed at the Texas Tech Corky Classic, held at the Sports Performance Center in Texas.
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Russell has announced her next stop after kicking off her season with an uncharacteristic 4x400m relay.
In her first hurdles event of the season, she dominated the 60m hurdles, defeating Devynne Charlton with an impressive time of 7.89 seconds.
Following her victory, Russell took to social media to celebrate her achievement, sharing a glimpse of her race and expressing her excitement for the season ahead. “7.89 SEASON OPENER… let the season begin,” she wrote, underscoring her readiness to tackle the challenges of the year.
With such an electrifying start to her campaign, Russell is undoubtedly one to watch in the 2025 athletics season as she gears up for showdown with the world’s elite sprint hurdlers.
