Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah ran a world-leading 100m time at today’s (17 Sept) Wanda Diamond League meeting in Rome.
Thompson-Herah, the Rio 2016 Olympic sprint double champion, crossed the finish line in 10.85 seconds, beating her season-best of 10.88.
Doha 2019 World 100m champion and fellow Jamaican, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, had the previous world lead of 10.86.
Aleia Hobbs of United States ran 11.12 for second place and Marie-Josee Ta Lou, 11.14 were second and third respectively.
Bahamian Anthonique Strachan, more known for her 200m, finished ninth in 11.42.
South African Akani Simbine won the event in 9.96s.
In the men’s 100m, Jamaican Julian Forte, 10.15 and Barbadian Mario Burke, 10.34, were fifth sixth and ninth respectively.
Andrew Pozzi of Great Britain topped the men’s 110m hurdles in 13.15 ahead of Aaron Mallet of the United States, 13.23.
Nadine Visser of Netherland won the women’s 100m hurdles in 12.72 ahead of Luminosa Bogliolo, 12.83.
Great run
Elaine is back….and will be going faster
The Queen is here u look so beautiful
Great work
Excellent she will be the olympic champion again
She is back and she is on fire
She’s back..
Congratulations Champ!
Absolutely clear the field go girl
Great run Elaine.
Continue to train hard .
Hoping to see u on the podium at the Olympics.
She’s getting back to her best.
I hope her ankle injury is not affect to become must faster like she did when become fastest woman over 100&200metres so can she stay in good shape and go must faster like in 10:78 in 100metrers and 22:10 in200meters so let see what will happen if she beat the world
It shows she’s in medal contention for next year.
No doubting her sheer dominance. She looked effortless and not stretched at all. A joy to watch flying down the straight.
They will battle with Sherry Ann , that her class, we can’t compare with yesterday’s
If she stays injury free she will medal bcuz she has the drive phase intact ,her start looks like when she won the Olympics, wish her well
Watching Elaine’s performance, I keep thinking of what we have missed with no Olympics this year.
10.85sec
Go deh Elaine!
What’s her time
Barbare Jones 10.85.