Jamaican track stars Briana Williams and Shashalee Forbes are poised to showcase their sprinting prowess in the women’s 60m event at the prestigious Millrose Games, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting scheduled for February 11 in New York. Williams, a 2021 Olympic 4x100m gold medalist, and Forbes, who clinched the silver medal in the same event during the 2016 Olympics, will face formidable competition. Their opponents include Julien Alfred from St. Lucia, the second-fastest woman ever over the 60m distance. She also secured the NCAA indoor 200m title, clocking 22.01 seconds, which elevated her to the second position on the all-time list for world indoor 200m performances. Completing the line-up of exceptional sprinters are World indoor bronze medalist Marybeth Sant-Price, the 2023 Millrose Games runner-up Tamari Davis, and NACAC silver medalist Celera Barnes, ensuring that the women’s 60m at the Millrose Games promises to be an electrifying and highly competitive affair.

Source: Forbes January 21, 2024 14:43 UTC