Elaine Thompson-Herah defended her Olympic Games 100m in emphatic fashion. She achieved the Tokyo 2020 women’s 100m title by setting new records.
Thompson-Herah, who came up alongside teammate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce midway, pulled away before crossing the line with her left hand pointing in celebration. The clock stopped in 10.61 seconds, a new Olympic Games record and Jamaican record.
“I accept this time now because there is nothing more to prove,” said Thompson-Herah. “I have been through so much, ups and downs. I heard that I am mental, I heard that I can’t win a medal, so today I have to give God thanks that I came out here to retain my title.”
“Last month this time, I didn’t think I would be here to retain my title.
“To see that I was celebrating 5-10 metres (before the finish line), showed that there are more to come,” said Thompson-Herah.
The time, which beat Fraser-Pryce’s national record of 10.63, makes Thompson-Herah the fastest woman alive. Florence Griffith Joyner held the previous Olympic Games record of 10.62.
Fraser-Pryce finished second in 10.74 and new comer to the 100m, Shericka Jackson, finished 3rd in 10.76 for a Jamaica clean sweep.
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POS
|
BIB
|
COUNTRY | ATHLETE |
MARK
|
REACTION TIME
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
2521
|
JAM |
10.61 OR
|
0.150
|
|
|
2
|
2480
|
JAM |
10.74
|
0.139
|
|
|
3
|
2491
|
JAM |
10.76 PB
|
0.152
|
|
|
4
|
1522
|
CIV |
10.91
|
0.158
|
|
|
5
|
3499
|
SUI |
10.97
|
0.129
|
|
|
6
|
3506
|
SUI |
10.99
|
0.138
|
|
|
7
|
3842
|
USA |
11.02
|
0.144
|
|
|
8
|
2016
|
GBR |
11.12
|
0.108
|
