A new Olympic record. For Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah who won consecutive Olympics golds in the women’s 100 meters, finishing in 10.61 seconds. Elaine Thompson-Herah produced a stunning sprinting performance to take gold in the women’s 100m
Her teammate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 10.74 for the silver followed by Shericka Jackson at 10.76.
The victory gives Thompson-Herah two-straight Olympic gold medals in the 100 meters. She won her first Olympic gold medal in the event at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro.
The Jamaican, who won the blue riband event at Rio in 2016, held off her compatriots Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson to take victory in 10.61sec, an Olympic record. In all, six women ran under 11 seconds, making the race one of the fastest in history.
Marie-Josée Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast was fourth behind the three Jamaican sprinters, with the Swiss duo of Ajla Del Ponte and Mujinga Kambundji fifth and sixth.
