Masai Russell is setting track and field things up clearly in a new way. This season, she has changed the world-leading timing in the women’s 60m hurdles indoor event three times so far. Yes, in 30 days, she has jumped over every challenge to change the timing and claim her first national indoor title as well. So, in her impressive story, Masai won the Olympics gold before winning the national championship. As we mentioned, she is crafting something new! However, there are a few criticisms following her because of her moves in sports. On February 22 this year, Masai Russell’s victory in the women’s 60m hurdles in the USA Indoor Championships made her the first athlete after Brianna Rollins to win the Olympic gold in the women’s 100 mH event and the national indoor title in the 60mH event. In the event, she took 7.74 seconds to claim the title and set a new world lead timing. In her first national indoor title, Masai Russell hardly had a contest. Altogether, everything went so well for her. But her announcement after the event changed everything. In her post-race interview, Masai revealed her limitations to participating in the upcoming World Athletics Indoor Championships. According to her, concentrating in her outdoor races might be more preferred to her. Also, she has no intention of loading herself up before the outdoor season. “I just think it’s going to set me up really great for the outdoor season because the season is very long this year, ends in September, so I want to make sure that I am ready to run, my mindset is there. And you know, my compass is still going into the world outdoors,” she said. It could be an important decision made by her. But a track and field coach has issues with it. On February 24, on his YouTube channel, Coach Rob Track and Field, the Scholar Champion Athlete coach shared a view. According to him, the conflict between the calendars of the Grand Slam Track and the World Athletics Indoor Championships has made Masai make such a decision. The report is developing…The post High School Coach Allegedly Blames Track & Field Icon as Masai Russell Quits US Team Ahead of Grand Slam Track appeared first on EssentiallySports.