Budapest 2023: Jamaica’s Danielle Willams Wins Women’s 100m Hurdles As Tobi Amusan Loses Out

• Danielle Williams has won the Women’s 100m Hurdles at the ongoing World Athletics Championships
• The Jamaican athlete dusted the likes of Nigeria's Tobi Amusan and the United States' Kendra Harrison
• Williams crossed the finish line in 12.43s to beat Jasmine Camacho-Quinn in second place with 12.44s

Danielle Williams of Jamaica has won the women’s 100-metre hurdles title at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Williams crossed the finish line in 12.43 seconds, with Jasmine Camacho-Quinn following in 12.44s for silver and Keni Harrison taking the bronze in 12.46s.

The reigning world champion and Commonwealth Games two-time champion, Nigeria's Tobi Amusan, finished in sixth position, crossing the line in 12.62.

Eight years after her first World Athletics Championship 100m hurdles gold, Williams returned to the top of the podium with a sensational performance in Budapest.

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It was quite an upset as she also produced a season's best during the star-studded final on August 24.

Coming into the event, Amusan - who holds the world record of 12.12s from last year's edition - had been tipped to make a podium finish.

A statement from World Athletics, per Olympics, claimed even camera crews did not seem to think Williams had crossed the line first, focusing instead on Olympic champion, Camacho-Quinn.

However, when Williams's 12.43 seconds was confirmed - 0.01 ahead of Camacho-Quinn - the many Jamaican fans in the stadium erupted along with the 2015 and now 2023 world champion, who claimed her country's first gold in Hungary this year.

Kipyegon wins third world title

Sports Brief also reported on Faith Kipyegon claiming a third world title in the 1,500m event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Hungary.

The legendary Kenyan led the race from start to finish and added another gold medal to her three Diamond League titles and two titles at the Olympics.

With prize money a key part of major athletics events like the World Athletics Championships, we looked at what Kipyegon would earn for her wins.