American Grace Stark Silences Danielle Williams, Tobi Amusan With Resounding Victory in Shanghai

American Grace Stark Silences Danielle Williams, Tobi Amusan With Resounding Victory in Shanghai

Abigael Wafula 17:04 - 03.05.2025

The American oozed class as she defeated very strong opponents to claim top honours in the women's 100m hurdles in Shanghai.

Grace Stark destroyed a strong field comprising veteran Danielle Williams and world record holder Tobi Amusan to claim top honours in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Diamond League Meeting in Shanghai.

Danielle Williams seemed to have a steady start in the race but a few hitches saw her finish second behind American Grace Stark.

Stark clocked a world leading and meeting record time of 12.42 seconds ahead of the Jamaican and former world champion Williams who came in second in a time of 12.55 seconds.

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South Africa’s Marione Fourie sealed the podium in the race, clocking 12.62 seconds. Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, competing in her second 100m hurdles of the season, maintained her fourth-place with 12.66 seconds.

Grace Stark started her 2025 season with a great indoor build-up, competing in a series of races including the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Millrose Games, and Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF before heading to the US Indoor Championships.

She made the cut to the World Indoor Championships but could only afford a fifth-place finish in the final of the 60m hurdles.

She then started her outdoor season with a win at the Tom Jones Memorial, where she won before later proceeding to the Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen, where she finished second.

Meanwhile, Danielle Williams also started her season indoors before making her outdoor debut at the Grand Slam Track, where she won the 100m and finished second in the 100m hurdles.

The Jamaican hurdler then proceeded to the Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen where she claimed the win dominantly before her second-place finish behind Grace Stark in Shanghai.

On her part, Tobi Amusan, who started working with Usain Bolt's former coach Glen Mills, started her season with a win in the 100m at the Velocity Fest #16 and then finished fourth in Xiamen.

In the race in Shanghai, Devynne Charlton, faded to a seventh-place finish, enduring another torrid run since she failed to finish the race at the Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen.

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