American Masai Russell sets new women's 100m hurdles world record

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Olympic champion Masai Russell set a new world record in the women's 100m hurdles at the Diamond League meet in Zurich on Thursday.

The 26-year-old American clocked 12.09 seconds to beat the previous best of 12.12sec set by Nigeria's Tobi Amusan at the Eugene world championships in 2022.

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