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03/22 17:17 CDT Devynne Charlton matches her own world record of 7.65 in
60-meter hurdles at World Indoors
Devynne Charlton matches her own world record of 7.65 in 60-meter hurdles at
World Indoors
TORUN, Poland (AP) --- Bahamas sprinter Devynne Charlton matched her own world
record by clocking 7.65 seconds to win the 60-meter hurdles at the World
Indoors for the third straight year on Sunday.
Charlton also ran 7.65 at the 2024 World Indoors.
Nadine Visser of the Netherlands took silver in 7.73 and Pia Skrzyszowska took
bronze before her home fans with the same time.
Charlton finished sixth in the 100 hurdles at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics.
Youngest winner
The 17-year-old American Cooper Lutkenhaus won the 800 in 1:44.24 to become the
youngest man to win an individual gold medal at a worlds --- seven months after
turning pro.
The U.S. swept golds in the men's and women's 4x400s.
Justin Robinson, Chris Robinson, Demarius Smith and Khaleb McRae clocked a
championship record 3:01.52 and Bailey Lear, Rosey Effiong, Paris Peoples and
Shamier Little set a season's best 3:25.81.
Big night for Britain
Also, Keely Hodgkinson won the 800 in a championship record 1:55.30 for the
first world title of her career.
Georgia Hunter Bell claimed gold in the 1,500 and Molly Caudery won the women's
pole vault on a big night for Britain.
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