Olympics-Athletics-Puerto Rico's Camacho-Quinn gets swift start to 100m hurdles defence

By Amy Tennery
Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Womens 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Stade de France Saint-Denis France - August 07 2024. Yumi Tanaka of Japan Celeste Mucci of Australia and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico in action during heat 2 REUTERSAlina Smutko

Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 07, 2024. Yumi Tanaka of Japan, Celeste Mucci of Australia and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico in action during heat 2 REUTERS/Alina Smutko

PARIS (Reuters) -Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn opened her Olympic 100 metres hurdles title defence by posting the fastest time in the heats on Wednesday, as all the favourites moved onto the semi-finals.

Nigeria's world record holder Tobi Amusan and American Masai Russell are among those trying to knock her off the throne, while home hope Cyrena Samba-Mayela is among France's brightest hopes for an individual track gold.

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