Italian victory in the 60m
In the 60m, it literally comes down to fractions of seconds. The result was
1 Zaynab Dosso 7.00
2 Jacious Sears 7.03
3 Julien Alfred 7.03
Dosso commented: “I still cannot fully realise what I have done. This was something I have wanted for many years. I took silver and bronze medals before, now I am finally the champion. I would not say everything worked perfectly here; I had to change my start a bit because my spikes did not have a good grip on the blocks. I will not have a lot of time to celebrate – I have an exam on Monday, and I have to move to a new home next week, but I will find some time to enjoy it with my family.”
Sears summed up her race: “As a sprinter, there are always things to be improved, but I am pleased with the silver medal. I am excited that I managed to equal my season’s best today. I have really been trying to focus on the things my coach has been telling me to improve – I kept it in my head throughout the championships. I think I surprised some of the opponents today”.
The bronze medal went to 100m Olympic champion, Julian Alfred, who explained: “The 60m is very short, and the most crucial part was the start. Even if it doesn’t look like that, it has been really stressing me out, but I am happy to bring a new medal to home, my Saint Lucia”.
There was disappointment for GB with Dina Asher-Smith, who had set a new national record of 7.03 in the semi-final, but only managed 7.07 and finished in seventh place. Amy Hunt was ninth in the semi-finals, with 8 qualifying for the final, 2/100th of a second from the final.
