Jamaica’s leading sprinters, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah will clash in the women’s 100m semi-finals at Jamaica Olympic Trials on Friday (25 June) evening.
Fraser-Pryce, the fastest woman this season with 10.63 and Thompson-Herah, who has a season-best of 10.78, will face-off at 6:25 pm in semi-final 1.
Thompson-Herah is the Olympic Games sprint double champion. Fraser-Pryce, who won back-to-back titles in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, is the world 100m champion.
Thompson-Herah ran 10.96 in the first round and Fraser-Pryce 10.97. Both were very easy.
Shericka Jackson, the fastest in the first round with 10.91, faces Briana Williams, in the other semi-final.
The women’s 100m final is set for 7:55 pm.
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Fraser-Pryce, Thompson-Herah set the stage on day 1 at Jamaica Olympic Trials
Heat 1 Semis 1 Ashanti Moore 21 Adidas 11.15 2 Schillonie Calvert-Powell 33 Altis 11.53 3 Kemba Nelson 21 Uni. OF Oregon 11.05 4 Shericka Jackson 27 M.V.P. 10.91 5 Briana Williams 19 Hsi/Nike 11.00 6 Natalliah Whyte 24 M.V.P. 11.14 7 Shian Hyde 25 Unattached 11.50 8 Remona Burchell 30 Sprin Tec tr 11.14 Heat 2 Semis 1 Kasheika Cameron 23 M.V.P. 11.28 2 Jodean Williams 28 Racers 11.45 3 Natasha Morrison 29 M.V.P. 11.06 4 Elaine Herah 29 M.V.P. 10.96 5 Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce 35 Elite Perfor 10.97 6 Shashalee Forbes 25 Sprin Tec tr 11.13 7 Shockoria Wallace 28 M.V.P. 11.22 8 Kevona Davis 20 U. Texas 11.19
