{"id":39271,"date":"2021-07-31T13:21:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T13:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=39271"},"modified":"2021-07-31T13:21:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T13:21:05","slug":"tokyo-olympics-elaine-thompson-herah-defends-100m-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=39271","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo Olympics: Elaine Thompson-Herah defends 100m title"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrated several metres before the line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Dates:<\/strong> 23 July-8 August <\/span>Time in Tokyo:<\/strong> BST +8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage:<\/strong> Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Elaine Thompson-Herah became the second-fastest woman in history as she beat fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to defend her Olympic 100m title.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 29-year-old ran 10.61 seconds, just 0.12secs short of the world record set 33 years ago by American Florence Griffith-Joyner.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Shericka Jackson completed a Jamaican one-two-three in Tokyo with a time of 10.76, 0.02 behind Fraser-Pryce.<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Britain’s Daryll Neita finished eighth in 11.12.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, team-mate Dina Asher-Smith <\/span>failed to qualify for the final<\/span><\/a> and then <\/span>withdrew from the 200m<\/span><\/a> after revealing she tore her hamstring earlier this month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thompson-Herah wins Jamaican shake-down<\/h3>\n

Fraser-Pryce, who qualified fastest for the final, found herself under pressure almost immediately from the gun as her usual whip-smart start did not fire as expected.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the long-striding Thompson-Herah on her shoulder, Fraser-Pryce tensed up over the final 30 metres.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thompson-Herah’s lead was comfortable enough to salute the clock and photographers as she crossed the line in a time that matches Griffith-Joyner’s second-fastest time.<\/span><\/p>\n

It also sets a new Olympic record.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thompson-Herah, who came third in the Jamaican trials earlier this year, relished her victory over her domestic rivals with silver little consolation to a grim-faced Fraser-Pryce.<\/span><\/p>\n

More to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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