Jamaican track sensation Jonielle Smith continued her dominant European indoor campaign with a decisive victory in the women’s 60-meter final at Saturday’s ISTAF Indoor meet in Dusseldorf, Germany. The triumph comes just 48 hours after her impressive performance at the BAUHAUS Gala Indoor in Sweden, demonstrating remarkable consistency and recovery ability.
Smith clocked 7.15 seconds to claim the top podium position, displaying significantly less resistance than during her previous outing against the Clayton twins. German athlete Jolina Ernst captured silver with a time of 7.30 seconds, while Switzerland’s Geraldine Di Tizio Frey secured bronze in 7.31 seconds, creating a tightly contested finish for the minor medals.
In parallel field events, world-leading shot putter Danniel Thomas-Dodd of Jamaica experienced a rare defeat, settling for second place with a throw of 18.71 meters. The victory went to Germany’s Yemisi Ogunyele, who outperformed the favorite with a winning mark of 18.78 meters. Sweden’s Fanny Roos completed the podium with a third-place effort of 18.52 meters.
Jamaican representation continued with Nishon Ebanks in the men’s sprint events, though he could only manage a sixth-place finish in the highly competitive 60-meter dash, crossing the line in 6.72 seconds.