Elaine Thompson-Herah defends fastest woman title, winning women's 100m final TokyoTakeTwo Tokyo2020
Elaine Thompson-Herah of Team Jamaica celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Final on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah defended her title as fastest woman in the world on Saturday night in Tokyo, running an Olympic record time of 10.61 seconds.
Jamaica swept the podium, as two-time gold medalist Shelley-Ann Fraser Pryce picked up silver and Shericka Jackson took bronze. Six of the eight women dipped under the 11 second mark in what may be one of the strongest women’s 100m Olympic finals in history.
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