Ultimate preview: women's 100m hurdles

American hurdler Masai Russell enters the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest as the clear favourite in the women's 100m hurdles, having set a world record of 12.09 in Zurich on 27 August 2026, breaking Tobi Amusan's four-year-old mark by 0.03 seconds. Nine days later, Russell won the Diamond League Final in Brussels in a meeting record of 12.20, remaining unbeaten over the barriers in 2026. The semifinals and final are both scheduled for Friday, 11 September, with Russell also being the reigning Olympic champion.