Medal hopefuls Shanieka Ricketts (Triple Jump) and Danniel Thomas-Dodd are also among the other highlighted athletes named in the team. READ MORE: Fraser-Pryce at the double runs 21.79 at Jamaica Olympic trials Yohan Blake, the 2011 world 100m champion, will compete in both the men’s 100m and 200m, Gayle will be targeting the Olympic title in Tokyo in the men’s long jump with Fedrick Dacres, the world silver medalist in the discus, lining up in that event in Japan. Rio 2016 sprint double champion Thompson-Herah will defend her 100 and 200m titles, while Shericka Jackson, the world and Olympic 400m bronze medalist has been selected for the 100m and 200m as well after switching to those events at the trials. HOW TO WATCH THE OLYMPICS: When will track and field begin at the Tokyo Olympic Games? Believe In your dreams work hard and have faith in God," she wrote.KINGSTON, Jamaica - Multiple global sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, reigning double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah and world long jump champion Tajay Gayle headline a 62-member squad named to represent Jamaica at the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games next month.įraser-Pryce, the 20 Olympic 100m champion, has been selected for the 100m and 200m double in Tokyo after winning the sprint double at the Jamaica Olympic trials with respective times of 10.71 seconds and 21.79 PB seconds. "Just a lil girl from BANANA GROUND who liked to run. One of the greatest sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champion, the fastest woman alive, and the second-fastest in history. In a tweet, Thompson-Herah touted her humble roots. Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah OD ( ne Thompson born June 28, 1992) 3 is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. "I think I could've gone faster if I wasn't pointing and celebrating early," she said later. It was one of the fastest finals on record with six sprinters out of the eight finalists running under 11 seconds, with Thompson-Herah leading the pack. Gold medallist, Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica wearing a protective face mask on the podium poses with silver medallist, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica wearing a protective face mask and bronze medallist Shericka Jackson of Jamaica wearing a protective face mask. 2 However, the Games was referred to by its original date in all medals. The games were postponed by one year as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports. On Saturday in Tokyo, the lone American competing in the final Teahna Daniels finished seventh with a time of 11.02. Tokyo 2020 Olympics Athletics Women’s 100m Medal Ceremony Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan August 1, 2021. The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. Tokyo Olympics 2021: DeFrantz hails sprinter Richardson for coming clean on cannabis use Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce came second at 10:74 with Shericka Jackson at 10:76. Richardson said she was dealing with the death of her mother at the time and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said that her ban was reduced to one month because she had used cannabis out of competition and it was unrelated to sport performance. She defends her title to win the Women's 100m race at 10:61, breaking the Olympic Record by 0.01 seconds. trials with an impressive 10.86s and tested positive for cannabis and was banned for a month, which ruled her out of the tournament. chance of a first gold since Gail Devers won in 1996, and after Marion Jones was stripped of the 2000 title for doping offences.īut things unravelled for her after she won the U.S. Olympic trials in June, and was expected to be one of the top stars at the Games in Japan. The 21-year-old Richardson streaked to victory in the 100m at the U.S. Powerful, strong black women dominating the sport. 2 The defending champion, Elaine Thompson-Herah, won the event in 10.61 secs, to break Florence Griffith-Joyner s 33-year-old Olympic record. 1 71 athletes from 55 nations competed at the event. Congratulations to the ladies of Jamaica for the clean sweep. The womens 100 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 30 and 31 July 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.
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