7 photos of Masai Russell's photo finish to win Olympic women's 100m hurdles gold
caroline darney
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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Masai Russell of Team United States celebrates winning the Gold medal in the Women's 100m Hurdles Finalon day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776138768 ORIG FILE ID: 2166210534
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Masai Russell wins 100m hurdles gold by .01 seconds! 🤯 #ParisOlympics
The track and field events at the 2024 Paris Olympics have lived up to the hype. That was the case on Saturday evening as the women's 100m hurdles came down to a photo finish, much like the men's 100m race earlier in the week. After a brief review, it was clear U.S. hurdler Masai Russell was the winner by one one-hundredth of a second.
Russell's lunge at the finish line gave her a time of 12.33, just ahead of France's Cyrena Samba-Mayela 12.34. It was an utterly dramatic conclusion to a tense race, and Russell was understandably elated.
Here are some incredible photos that show just how close it was.
An overview shows (FromL) Bahamas' Devynne Charlton, Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, US' Alaysha Johnson, US' Masai Russell, US' Grace Elizabeth Stark, Netherlands' Nadine Visser and France's Cyrena Samba-Mayela competing in the women's 100m hurdles final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Antonin THUILLIER / AFP) (Photo by ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2165695666
An overview shows US' Masai Russell (5) crossing the finish line ahead of France's Cyrena Samba-Mayela (2) and Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (7) in the women's 100m hurdles final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Antonin THUILLIER / AFP) (Photo by ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2165699303
Aug 10, 2024; Saint-Denis, FRANCE; Masai Russell (USA) defeats Cyrena Samba-Mayela (FRA) and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) to win the women's 100m hurdles final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports ORIG FILE ID: 202408010_jel_no5_7497.jpg
US' Alaysha Johnson, US' Masai Russell and US' Grace Elizabeth Stark and Netherlands' Nadine Visser cross the finish line in the women's 100m hurdles final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2165695593
Aug 10, 2024; Saint-Denis, FRANCE; Masai Russell (USA) races Grace Stark (USA) and Alaysha Johnson (USA) in the women's 100m hurdles final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports ORIG FILE ID: 202408010_jel_no5_7487.jpg
US' Masai Russell (2L) crosses the finish line ahead of France's Cyrena Samba-Mayela (R) and Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (L) in the women's 100m hurdles final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2165692407
US' Masai Russell (L) reacts as she crosses the finish line to win the women's 100m hurdles final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2165695582
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