Miller-Uibo wins women’s 200m in Boston

Bahamian superstar track and field athlete Shaunae Miller-Uibo remained unbeaten for 2021, and is unbeaten at the Adidas Boost Boston Games, crossing the finish line in the women’s 200 meters (m) straight in 22.08 seconds on the makeshift track on Boylston Street in Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts.

Miller-Uibo, who has a world best of 21.76, done four years ago at the same venue, said after the race that she is grateful to God for keeping her healthy and bringing her this far in athletics, and is looking forward to running the 200m at the Olympics. She is is world leader in both the 200 and 400m outdoors this season, as well as the 400m indoors.

“Every time I step on the track, I want to do my best and have fun with it,” said Miller-Uibo from Boston on Sunday. “I’m really excited for it (running the 200m at the Olympics). Training has been going well. We’ve been dealing with some very minor injuries but we’re getting through it.”

Miller-Uibo, 27, has already stated her intention of going after the 200m Olympic title this summer as opposed to defending her title in the 400m. The two events are too close together on the schedule, preventing her from going after the double.

On Sunday, she pulled away in the latter portion of the race, like she has been known to do in the 200m, to win comfortably.

American Kortnei Johnson finished second in a personal best time of 22.40 seconds. Fellow American Wadeline Jonathas was third in a personal best time of 22.57 seconds; Michelle-Lee Ahye, of Trinidad & Tobago, finished fourth in a season’s best time of 22.62 seconds, and Bahamian TyNia Gaither ran a season’s best time of 22.96 seconds for fifth.

Miller-Uibo and Gaither were the only two Bahamians in action at the meet.

Miller-Uibo ran a controlled race, paced herself, and pulled away in the final stages of the race. She eased up in 22.08 – a time that only she has ever bettered for the 200m straight, running that world best time in 2017. She has ran about three quarters of a second faster than anyone in history in the women’s 200m straight, and also holds the world’s best mark in the 150m straight.

Miller-Uibo hasn’t lost a race since the world championships final in the women’s 400m in 2019, and hasn’t lost a 200m race since the London World Championships in 2017. She missed out on being the world leader in the 200m indoors by two one hundredths of a second, but as mentioned, is the world leader in the 200 and 400m outdoors and the 400m indoors.

She is expected to be challenged by athletes such as Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah; Dina Asher-Smith, of Great Britain; and American Sha’Carri Richardson for the 200m Olympic title this summer.

The Olympics is less than two months away, set for July 23 to August 8, in Tokyo, Japan. 

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