Thompson-Herah Leads Jamaica Clean Sweep of 100m Medals
Elaine Thompson-Herah of Team Jamaica celebrates crossing the finish line to win the gold medal in the Women's 100m Final on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, Japan, on July 31, 2021. Matthias Hangst/Getty Images
TOKYO—Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah retained her 100 metres title on Saturday in a scorching 10.61 seconds as she smashed the Olympic record and became the second fastest woman ever.
Double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won silver while fellow compatriot Shericka Jackson took bronze.
