Masai Russell followed Noah Lyles' lead on Saturday at the Paris Olympics, winning the women's 100-meter hurdles by a torso.
Russell beat Cyrena Samba-Mayela by one-hundredth of a second to return to the podium. Russell crossed the line in 12.33 and Samba-Mayela finished in 12.34.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico won bronze.
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Masai Russell of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles final on day 15 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France on August 10, 2024 in Paris. (Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
Russell's result appeared similar to Lyles' 100-meter dash earlier this week. Lyles narrowly beat Jamaican Kishane Thompson by five thousandths of a second.
The field for the race was stacked as she defeated defending Olympic champion Camacho-Quinn and Jamaican Danielle Williams, who won last year's world championship in Budapest.
Masai Russell of the United States, second from left, celebrates winning the gold medal ahead of silver medalist Cyrena Samba-Mayela of Team France during the Women's 100m Hurdles Final on Day 15 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France on August 10, 2024 in Paris. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Masai Russell of the U.S. crosses the finish line ahead of France's Cyrena Samba-Mayela and Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn in the women's 100m hurdles final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris on August 10, 2024. (Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images)
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“I guess I don't really think about (setting the best time) because I know there's still more to do,” Russell told The Associated Press before the race. “I feel like once you start thinking you have to do something more than you've already done, that's when bad things can (happen). … If it's meant for me to win gold, it's going to happen.”
It's Russell's first Olympic medal, let alone gold.
Masai Russell of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles on day 15 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France on August 10, 2024 in Paris. (Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Samba-Mayela received the loudest cheers when she won a medal for her home country. It was the first Olympic medal of her career. She won gold at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in the 60m hurdles.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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