Grant Holloway celebrates winning the men’s 100-meter hurdles. Photo by Getty Images for IAAF
Just five months ago, Grant Holloway was a student at the University of Florida getting ready to defend his NCAA title in the 110-meter hurdles.
On Wednesday, he became a world champion, winning the event with a time of 13.10 seconds. He also won the interview area after the event, so check out the written story by Brooklynn Loiselle and the video from Brett Taylor, both for DyeStat.
Former Duck Devon Allen qualified for the hurdles final, too, and finished seventh in 13.70 to cap a long season punctuated by an Achilles injury and a lot of recovery time. He’s headed for some R&R, and Nate Mann has the story for the Register-Guard.
Allen also scored some points with his girlfriend, as you can see from this tweet, prompted by Brett’s post-semifinal video:
The BEST birthday present everš„° https://t.co/ksTrt2TrPr
— Morgan Mitchell (@morganmitch2) October 2, 2019
And the doping ban for Nike Oregon Project coach Alberto Salazar continued to be a topic of discussion at the IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships during the qualifying heats for the women’s 1,500 meters. Sifan Hassan, who was coached by Salazar qualified first overall but didn’t answer any questions (she did issue a statement).
But U.S. runner Jenny Simpson, who won her heat to move into the semifinals, had plenty to say about the “black cloud,” as she called it, that’s been hanging over the Nike Oregon Project for a while. Check out Alex Castle’s story for the Oregonian and also Brett’s video for DyeStat. Be sure to watch until the end.
