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Mon, May 10th 2021, 08:37 AM
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It's been a long road back for Bahamian female hurdler Devynne "Sonic" Charlton – battling injuries, inactivity and a pandemic that is in its second year.

It all came full circle for her on Sunday, running faster than she ever has in her life, and solidifying her place among the world’s elite in the women’s 100 meters (m) hurdles.
Charlton suddenly entered the conversation of athletes to watch at this year’s Olympic Games, running a stunning national record of 12.61 seconds at the 62nd Mt. SAC Relays – USATF (USA Track & Field) Golden Games and Distance Open 2021 at Hilmer Lodge Stadium, in Walnut, California, just outside of Los Angeles, yesterday. She was just out-leaned for the bronze medal, just being dipped out by Tobi Amusan of Nigeria. Both ran 12.61 seconds.
One got the feeling that Charlton would run fast after she clocked a season’s best of 12.77 seconds in the heats and qualifies for the final with the fifth-fastest time. Her previous season’s best was 12.84 seconds, which she made twice. Charlton turned it up a notch in the final, giving the pre-race favorites all they could handle and more. She was the early leader, setting the pace of what turned out to be a very fast final. The race produced four of the top 10 times in the world this year.
World record holder Kendra Harrison of the United States matched a season’s best in the final, running 12.48 seconds for the victory. Cindy Sembler, of Great Britain, ran a personal best of 12.53 seconds for second, and Amusan continued a strong 2021 campaign for her, edging Charlton for third.
“I’m still in a li’l disbelief right now because I got the call to compete very late. Friday morning, I was on a flight out,” said Charlton from Southern 
California yesterday. “I didn’t feel like I had that much time mentally to prepare but I’m a competitor and any opportunity that I get to come out and race against the best, I’ll take it. It’s a sweet feeling because I wasn’t too sure of myself going into this race. It felt pretty good. I was just running very technical and under control in the heats and just trying to make it to the final. I knew that once I cut loose in the final, I would lower the time. I felt like I was leading the race, or at least second, for most of it, and just kind of lost it at the end. My finish is never my strong suit but it’s definitely getting a whole lot better. I believe once I clean that up, the sky is the limit. If I could lead the best in the world for eight hurdles, then it’s all about finishing with them. I just have to go back to the drawing board – get some more work in and definitely perfect my finish.”
American world silver medalist in the 400m hurdles Sydney McLaughlin switched to the shorter race yesterday, and ran a personal best of 12.65 seconds for fifth. Sembler’s sister, Tiffany Porter, ran 12.69 seconds for sixth. All six ladies went under the qualifying time for the rapidly approaching Tokyo Olympic Games.

It all came full circle for her on Sunday, running faster than she ever has in her life, and solidifying her place among the world’s elite in the women’s 100 meters (m) hurdles.

Charlton suddenly entered the conversation of athletes to watch at this year’s Olympic Games, running a stunning national record of 12.61 seconds at the 62nd Mt. SAC Relays – USATF (USA Track & Field) Golden Games and Distance Open 2021 at Hilmer Lodge Stadium, in Walnut, California, just outside of Los Angeles, yesterday. She was just out-leaned for the bronze medal, just being dipped out by Tobi Amusan of Nigeria. Both ran 12.61 seconds.

One got the feeling that Charlton would run fast after she clocked a season’s best of 12.77 seconds in the heats and qualifies for the final with the fifth-fastest time. Her previous season’s best was 12.84 seconds, which she made twice. Charlton turned it up a notch in the final, giving the pre-race favorites all they could handle and more. She was the early leader, setting the pace of what turned out to be a very fast final. The race produced four of the top 10 times in the world this year.

World record holder Kendra Harrison of the United States matched a season’s best in the final, running 12.48 seconds for the victory. Cindy Sembler, of Great Britain, ran a personal best of 12.53 seconds for second, and Amusan continued a strong 2021 campaign for her, edging Charlton for third.

“I’m still in a li’l disbelief right now because I got the call to compete very late. Friday morning, I was on a flight out,” said Charlton from Southern 

California yesterday. “I didn’t feel like I had that much time mentally to prepare but I’m a competitor and any opportunity that I get to come out and race against the best, I’ll take it. It’s a sweet feeling because I wasn’t too sure of myself going into this race. It felt pretty good. I was just running very technical and under control in the heats and just trying to make it to the final. I knew that once I cut loose in the final, I would lower the time. I felt like I was leading the race, or at least second, for most of it, and just kind of lost it at the end. My finish is never my strong suit but it’s definitely getting a whole lot better. I believe once I clean that up, the sky is the limit. If I could lead the best in the world for eight hurdles, then it’s all about finishing with them. I just have to go back to the drawing board – get some more work in and definitely perfect my finish.”

American world silver medalist in the 400m hurdles Sydney McLaughlin switched to the shorter race yesterday, and ran a personal best of 12.65 seconds for fifth. Sembler’s sister, Tiffany Porter, ran 12.69 seconds for sixth. All six ladies went under the qualifying time for the rapidly approaching Tokyo Olympic Games.

 

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