Masai Russell is the world's best women's 100m hurdler.
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Fourteen races, fourteen victories and a new world-record to boot. Few athletes in the world have had a more successful 2026 than American track and field star Masai Russell, if any at all.

The 26-year-old, though, is not done yet.

Ahead of a career-defining, two-year cycle which includes the World Championships in 2027 and 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Russell wants to show that she is the “best hurdler to ever exist.”