MALMO, Sweden – Jamaica’s Rio Olympic sprint double champion Elaine Thompson will run 100 metres at Malmo Games here on August 18 (EA Classic).
“I am looking forward to run 100m at Malmö Games! It will be my first visit to Sweden and it will be fun to meet the Swedish audience,” says Elaine Thompson.
“We are delighted to have Elaine Thompson running at Malmö Games. She is truly one of the best athletes in the world right now and will probably be the sprint queen for years to come,” says Daniel Wessfeldt who is Meeting Director of Malmö Games.
Merlene Ottey and Marion Jones are joint holder of the stadium record of 10.87secs.
