August 4, 2021
Clean sweep: J’can women dominate the 100 meter dash
article reposted by Chelsea Durrant
via buzz-caribbean.com
Jamaican female sprinters stole the spotlight on Saturday (July 31) at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Sprinter Elaine Thompson Herah defended her title, winning the women’s 100-meter dash in 10.61.
Going into the track event Fraser-Pryce was favored to win, after she took gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and at the Games in 2012.
Thompson-Herah was followed by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce taking second place with a time of 10.74 and Shericka Jackson in third with a time of 10.76.
Following, Thompson-Herah’s win in the100-meter dash, she now also has two Olympic titles in the event.