At the Suzhou Diamond League, Daryll Neita of Britain defeated Sha’Carri Richardson as she gained the win in the women’s 200m event of the competition. In her season-opening outdoor singles race, Neita finished ahead of Anavia Battle from America, who clocked in at 22.99 seconds, with a record time of 22.62 seconds.
Richardson, another American athlete who is well-known as the 100m champion and also competed in the 200-meter event, finished third in 23.11.
With her victory, Neita declared: “I came here praying and hoping for the win… To come out here and win it, in a decent time, in such a strong field, I feel confident going forward.”
Neita and the Suzhou Diamond League
She added: “It was such a strong field and to run that time at this stage of the season is amazing…To hear the crowd, who were so loud and receive so much support from the Chinese people was something else. My main focus for the rest of the season is to stay healthy and in one piece. I hope to really win a medal at the Olympics.”
The Diamond League circuit’s next meeting is scheduled for May 10 in Doha, Qatar, and the women’s 200m will be substituted with the 100m event.
In other news, with a time of one minute 45.55, British athlete Ethan Hussey finished fifth in the men’s 800m.
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Source: BCC, Olympics.com
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