Werro crowned Ultimate queen, US sweep 100m races
BUDAPEST Audrey Werro underlined her status as the queen of the 800m with a dominant victory at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Saturday as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek ensured American golds in two electric 100m races.
Australian sprinter Audrey Werro claimed victory at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest, showcasing her dominance as the queen of the 800m event. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek secured American golds in two electrifying 100m races. Werro outpaced her competitors, Keely Hodgkinson from Britain and Femke Broeders-Bol from the Netherlands, to win the 800m in an impressive 1 minute and 55.88 seconds.
The 22-year-old, who had recently won the continental championship and remained unbeaten this season, expressed her joy at achieving her goal after a year of hard work. In the women's 100m race, world champion Jefferson-Wooden edged out Olympic champion Julien Alfred, clocking an impressive 10.62 seconds. American sprinter Kenny Bednarek secured another American gold in the 100m, besting Jamaica's world champion Oblique Seville with a time of 9.85 seconds.
The event also saw Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi setting a new national record in the men's 400m with a time of 43.39 seconds.
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