Jamaican sprinter Briana Williams celebrated two youth world championships in Tampere six years ago. Since then, however, the development of the Olympic champion has been guaranteed.
Athletics Joensuu GP live in Areena on Saturday at 17:55 and on TV2 at 19:10.
One of the most interesting sports of the Joensuu Grand Prix held in the evening is the women’s 100 meters, where From Lotta Kemppiä is permission to wait for a record time.
Kemppinen, who had a perfect start in the Midsummer Games in Kuortanen, beat his new record time of 11.20 and only seven hundredths of a second Hläna to Marjamaa About the Finnish record. The performance at the Kaleva Games in Vaasa was also convincing.
26-year-old Kemppinen gets a very interesting supporter in Joensuu. of Jamaica Brianna Williams is a former teenage sensation of the sport, who performed six years ago at the World Junior Championships in Tampere.
He won the 100 and 200 meter youth world championship at the age of 16 and three years underage. In those days, Williams was expected to be the successor to the sprint icons of his country For Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce mixed To Elaine Thompson-Herah. In the background, there was a famous coach Ato Boldon.
Difficulties
At the beginning, it looked quite promising, because three years ago she was in Jamaica’s rock-hard women’s relay team to achieve Olympic gold for the country. As a result, Williams’ year has been difficult as a whole.
The 22-year-old Williams has never competed in an adult race on an individual trip. At Satase, the record is 10.94 from two years ago.
For example, in this year’s world statistics, he is ranked 54 (11.08). He has only the tenth fastest time among Jamaicans this season. In second place, his record is still 22.50 at the Tampere Games.
The collaboration between Williams and Boldon ended in 2022. There have been other setbacks after the youth World Championships in question. Five years ago, Williams gave a positive doping sample, but she still avoided a ban.
At the beginning of the year, Williams competed in the indoor track World Championships, reaching the semi-finals with 60 meters. In Joensuu, he is a good comparison for Kemppi, as the Jamaican has consistently run 11.08–11.19 jumps this year.