Two months before the Paris Olympics, Samba-Mayela distinguished herself by dominating the 100m hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene (USA). She beat Puerto Rican Olympic champion and world vice-champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (12ft 54in), American Tonya Marshall (12ft 55in) and Bahamian Devynn Charlton, world champion and world record holder in the 60m indoors. obstacles from this winter.
Successful performance despite cool temperatures (around 14 degrees) and slightly unfavorable winds in a non-Diamond League race.
“It’s good to get used to winning”
“The Olympics remains the goal, in this type of race against these girls it’s good to get used to winning, repeat what I learn in training, the same moves, to come to the Games ready to take the step. keep going and get ready to break records,” she commented, smiling, in the mixed zone.
“Confidence is good, but not very good yet, I don’t think I’m at my peak yet. But I feel great, I had a very good feeling today,” she added before heading to Rome for the European Championships (June 7-12).
The 23-year-old Frenchwoman, world indoor 60m hurdles champion in 2022, continues her crazy season, having already broken the French record twice (12:55 in China at the end of April, then 12:52 in Florida at the beginning May).
Her progress and consistency at the top level has impressed since joining Irish trainer John Coghlan in Florida at the end of 2023, who also oversees Insep’s Camacho-Quinn and Teddy Tamgo.
“Experiencing a new environment is refreshing and also exposes oneself in a different way. In this environment, I belong to the elite, train with the current Olympic champion, it accustoms me to excellence, to their way of doing things. Technically everything has changed, even mentally I feel much fresher, I don’t know how to explain it, I am growing with my surroundings, this is how I express myself on the track, I am happy to be there. »
Source: Le Parisien
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