Some top-tier Caribbean women will compete among other world-class athletes at the 118th Millrose Games on Sunday, February 1 at the Nike Track & Field Center, The Armory in New York City.
The Women’s 60m and 60m Hurdles will feature three Caribbean stars: reigning 100m Olympic Champion Julien Alfred of St Lucia in the flat race, and hurdles world record holder Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas, two-time 100m hurdles World Champion Danielle Williams of Jamaica, and Olympic bronze medalist Megan Simmons will compete over barriers.
Alfred raced to victory in Paris 2024 to give St. Lucia its first-ever Olympic medal. She then took Olympic silver in the 200m, and World Championships 100m bronze last year. She is the 60m World Indoor defending Champion with the second-fastest time ever and was the Millrose Games winner in 2024. She hopes to become the World Indoor Champion again this year and break Irena Privalova’s 32-year-old world record in the process.
Challenging Alfred will be defending Millrose champion Jacious Sears of the USA, Britain’s 2019 200m World Champion Dina Asher-Smith, and three-time USA champion Aleia Hobbs, who is tied with Alfred for the second-fastest 60m mark in history.
Charltonbroke the 60m hurdles world record at the 2024 Millrose Games, before setting the current record of 7.65secs at the World Indoor Championships a few weeks later. The Bahamian Olympian and lightning-quick starter defended her World Indoor title in 2025.
She says this meet will be crucial to her preparations as she seeks to defend her World Indoor title and secure a historic third consecutive victory.
Williams hasdisplayed unmatched longevity in the hurdles having won gold at the 2015 and 2023 World Championships. At 33 years old, she is still improving; she ran her outdoor personal best of 12.31secs in Silesia last year.
Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Megan Simmonsof Jamaica has had injury challenges as she approached big meets in recent times. With her depth of experience, fierce competitiveness, and new coaching set-up, she could be a major factor in the hurdles event.