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IN THE EARLY HOURS OF APRIL 14, THE TOM JONES TRACK AND FIELD INVITATIONAL CONTINUED IN FLORIDA. In the women's 100m hurdles, Asian Games champion Lin Yuwei ushered in her season debut. Despite being plagued by injuries, Lin Yuwei still showed good form, finishing the race in 12.97 seconds.
In the preliminaries, Lin Yuwei started in the second lane of Group 1, and the opponents in the same group included famous players such as Marshall and Nia Ali. Lin Yuwei ran a time of 13.20 seconds in the preliminaries, ranking last in the group. Despite finishing bottom of the group, Lin Yuwei still qualified for the final with a total score of 14th.
In the final, Lin Yuwei started in the third lane of group 1, and after the start, Lin Yuwei did not show her advantage, and was almost neck and neck with several players next to her. Lane 5 rider Charlesma Taylor gradually took the lead from the third hurdle. Lin Yuwei used her ability in the second half of the race to cross the finish line in the second place.
In the end, Lin Yuwei finished second in the group with a time of 12.97 seconds, which was the first time this season that an Asian athlete broke the 13-second barrier in the 100m hurdles. In terms of overall results, Lin Yuwei ranked 10th with 12.97 seconds, American Nia Ali finished first in 12.44 seconds, Marshall finished second in 12.45 seconds, and Clemons ran 12.51 seconds in third place.