Athletics-Thompson-Herah posts second-fastest 100m ever in speedy Pre Classic

Athletics-Thompson-Herah posts second-fastest 100m ever in speedy Pre Classic

The Star Online - Sport·2021-08-22 08:01

(Reuters) - Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women's 100 metres in the second-fastest time ever at the Eugene Diamond League, crossing the finishing line in 10.54 seconds on Saturday.

Thompson-Herah, who completed a 100m-200m double for a second successive Olympics in Tokyo, said she surprised even herself at Hayward Field, beating Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce by nearly two-tenths of a second. Shericka Jackson finished third to repeat the Jamaicans' Tokyo podium sweep.

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