Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali, Kristi Castlin Help USA Sweep 100M Hurdles

Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali, Kristi Castlin Help USA Sweep 100M Hurdles

How sweep it is.

Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin finished first, second and third, respectively, as the United States swept the women’s 100m hurdles event Wednesday night at the blue oval in Rio.

Rollins’ victory was the first gold medal in track for the United States in this year’s Olympics. She completed the race by clearing all 10 hurdles and crossing the finish line in 12.48 seconds. Ali took home the silver with a time of 12.59.

Meanwhile, Castlin barely edged out Great Britain’s Cindy Ofili by 0.02 seconds in a photo finish to take the bronze medal and complete the first single-nation sweep of the 100m hurdles race in th…

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