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Incredible! Wins 100m hurdles at Oregon Nationals... with two somersaults

Brooklyn Anderson won the race despite tripping over the last hurdle, a fall that she 'lengthened' with two somersaults that allowed her to cross the finish line first

Brookly Anderson won the final despite tripping at the last hurdle.
Brookly Anderson won the final despite tripping at the last hurdle.
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Winning on the straight... with a somersault over the finish line. That's how high school athlete Brooklyn Anderson won the Oregon State Championship in the 100-meter hurdles final after stumbling at the last hurdle

Anderson, representing Thurston High School, was well ahead in the race, with victory in her hands, when she stumbled over the last hurdle.

Unbelievable! He wins the 100-meter hurdles at the Oregon Nationals... with a somersault

Her triumph seemed in doubt at that moment, but the athlete drew on her gymnastics background to execute two somersaults thanks to the inertia of the fall, which allowed her to cross the finish line first.

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