There is a big sports event in Eugene. The name is Diamond-League. Many athletes from the USA win. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden is the fastest in 100 meters. She wins very closely against Sha'Carri Richardson. The gap is only 1 hundredth-second. Jefferson-Wooden wins since the Olympic Games every time.
The men provide a surprise. The 18 year old Tate Taylor wins the 200 meters. He runs faster than the favorite Letsile Tebogo. Jamal Britt wins the 110 meters hurdle race. He runs a very good time. He is now the 5th fastest man in this sport. He is faster than the world record holder Ja'Kobe Tharp.
There are also wins in other sports. Masai Russell wins the hurdle race for women. Tara Davis-Woodhall wins in long jump. She jumps 7 meters and 13 centimeters. That is only 1 centimeter more than the second place. Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania wins in discus throw. Kayinsola Ajayi from Nigeria wins a race over 100 meters.
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Definitions
- Diamond-League
- The Diamond-League is a series of very important sports competitions.
- hundredth-second
- A hundredth-second is a very small part of a second. It helps to measure time exactly.
- favorite
- A favorite is a person. People think this person wins.
- discus throw
- In a discus throw, athletes throw a heavy disk very far.
People
- Melissa Jefferson-Wooden
- Melissa Jefferson-Wooden is a fast runner from the USA.
- Tate Taylor
- Tate Taylor is a young athlete from the USA. He runs very fast.
- Jamal Britt
- Jamal Britt is a hurdle runner from the USA.
- Tara Davis-Woodhall
- Tara Davis-Woodhall is a successful long jumper from the USA.
Locations
- Eugene
- Eugene is a city in the USA. Many sports events happen there.
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