Tokyo: Elaine Thompson-Ghost Jamaica managed to defend the 100m Olympic crown on Saturday, storming victory with the second fastest time in history.
Thompson-Herhiah ran on the Tokyo Olympic Stadium at 10.61sec, with two champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took silver at 10.74 and Shericka Jackson Bronze at 10.76.
The sign of the Thompson-Herhi Olympic record winner matched the second fastest time in a history of 10.61 set by the deceased Florence Griffith-Joyner.
Only Griffith-Joyner, 1988 Olympic champion which remains the best 10.49 world record holder, has ever run faster.
The pre-racing hype has focused on Fraser-Pryce, which until Saturday has become the fastest woman in the world at this year’s distance.
The 34-year-old has bid to become the oldest sprinter to win the Olympic 100m title, and the first woman to win three individual tracks and gold fields.
But in a hotter in the empty Olympic stadium, it was the 2016 Rio Gold Medal Thompson who won the moment.
“I was really excited to go back and defend my title.
My chest was sick, I was very happy,” Thompson-Herhi said.
Before the race, the stadium plunged into the dark because the finalists were introduced under the spotlight of giving birth in the early area.
Thompson-ghost looked rocky faced when he focused on the challenge in the lane next to Fraser-Pryce.
Fraser-Pryce came out of the block smoothly but so Thompson-ghost hit his steps would only be one of the winners.
He draw with Fraser-Pryce after about 60 meters and pulled clearly, pointing and moving the excitement on the electronic board that showed his victory when he crossed the line.
Thompson -dah previously remembered his instructions in the main form with the dominant look in the semi-finals, playing groups at 10.76 despite going up long before the finish line.
Thompson-Herah leads Jamaican’s 100m women’s sweep
