Michelle Jenneke

Hurdler Michelle Jenneke has had her say on the biggest controversy at the recent World Athletics Championships, where questions about the legitimacy of her ...

'I ran quite a PB (personal best) in that race and ran in the same shoes that I have been running in for the last five years,' she said. Jenneke - seen here performing her famous pre-race dance at last month's World Athletics Championships - has weighed in on the event's biggest controversy The Aussie was stunned when she recorded a personal best time in the 100m hurdles in Oregon last month, and the athletics world was even more shocked when Nigeria's Tobi Amusan broke the world record while wearing Adidas Adizero Avanti shoes, which are made for use by long-distance runners.

Michelle Jenneke, an Australian track diva, speaks out about the high-tech shoe debate. Hurdler Michelle Jenneke has commented on the biggest controversy at ...

She said it was “honestly pretty unbelievable” to be repping her country in Oregon after becoming internationally famous for her pre-race “jiggling Jenneke” dance at the 2012 World Junior Championships. The runner claimed, “I ran quite a personal best in that race and ran in the same shoes that I have been running in for the last five years.” “I don’t think there is anything we are seeing that is causing such a change that it needs to be questioned,” the speaker said.

For anyone who thinks the viral pre-race ritual distracts Michelle Jenneke, just watch this.

“Michelle wasn’t overwhelmed by being in the same race as Amusan. She had a clean run. “Athletes come in and they know what works for their psyche. There was lots of dancing, and smiles all round. Jenneke, crossed the line in second to qualify for the final in a time of 12.63 - that’s the fastest she’s ever run. Amusan, who won gold in the event at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018, flew home to win the heat in a time of 12.40 - a new Commonwealth Games record. See the dance - and Michelle Jenneke smash her heat - in the video player above

Aussie star Michelle Jenneke has run the fastest time of her life to thunder into the final of the 100m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games.

Jenneke was once a household name who attracted global attention — and major endorsement deals from some of the world’s biggest companies. She told Channel 7 after the race she is in “the shape of my life”. Athletics Australia then cut her funding. “So I’ve actually been able to get every session done. As long as I’m doing my best then that’s all I really care about. “It’s a very strong field here.

Australians Michelle Jenneke and Celeste Mucci have booked spots in the 100m hurdles final at the Commonwealth Games.

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The Australian ran faster than she ever has before to qualify for the 100m hurdles final behind the world record holder.

She qualified for the final by running 4:13.59 in her heat. “There are certainly parts of me (that feel like she has a point to prove). That’s sport. “She (Amusan) is incredible but I am one of those people, I don’t want an easy heat, I want to be racing the best. But the Australian ran faster than she has in her life, with a helpful wind behind her, to finish second behind Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan and qualify for the final. “My legs were totally fine, it’s just the breathing that was a bit funky. “I am not someone who, as a young athlete at my first champs, that got really intimidated by anyone.