"It's all about women empowerment"- Masai Russell reflects on Olympic medalist Ilona Maher sending out a strong message on social media

Masai Russell recently reflected on Ilona Maher's social media content, appreciating her lookout for women's empowerment. Both the athletes concluded their Paris Olympics campaign with dominant results.

Russell competed in the 100m hurdles at the 2024 Summer Games, where she clocked a time of 12.33s to stand atop the podium. She trounced Cyrena Samba-Mayela and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, who recorded 12.34s and 12.36s, securing second and third place, respectively. Following this, the American athlete also competed at the Athlos NYC meet, where she finished third after clocking 12.44s against her Olympic contender Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, who secured first place in Alexis Ohanian's event.

Maher, who is an American rugby player, reached the finals of the bronze medal match and defeated Australia to gain the medal with a score of 14-12. Days following the conclusion of the 2024 Summer Games and other track events like the Diamond League and Athlos NYC, Russell was seen in a conversation with Instagram, where she expressed her likes and dislikes on social media.

When asked about "which athlete is killing it on social media right now," the athlete mentioned Maher, revealing how she met the player and lauded her content on social media, saying:

"Definitely Ilona Meher. We met each other at another shoot,and she was the sweetest person ever. But I just love her content, because it is all about women empowerement, body empowerement, you know, just makeing sure that the things you know, you're eating the way that you look, as long as you are confident in your skin, that's all that matters.

Russell concluded her 2024 season after running at the Athlos NYC meet, which was held on Sept. 26, 2024.

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Masai Russell opened up on her third-place finish at the Athlos NYC meet

Masai Russell spoke about finishing third in the 100m hurdles race at the Athlos NYC meet in a recent interview with Citius Mag. She exuded disappointment in her performance and called out the "flinching" on the start line, stating it to be the reason that affected her performance:

"I want to protest because as anyone can see, there was a lot of flinching going on at the starting line, so that kind of affected me. I was playing catchup the whole entire race. So you know, it is a big prize money on the line and I think the person who ran the legal race should get the prize money they deserve". (0:47)

Russell achieved her personal best in the 100m hurdles this year at the Eugene Diamond League, where she clocked 12.25s.