The women’s 100m clash at Sunday’s (23 May) Gateshead Diamond League, featuring Jamaicans Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, American Sha’Carri Richardson and Dina Asher-Smith, will be a stella showdown.
Richardson, base on early season form, is the one to beat. In four races, heats and finals, Richardson ran 11.00 (heats) and 10.72 (final) in Miramar, Florida, on 10 April. A month later, she ran 10.74 (heats) and 10.77 (final) in Walnut, California.
Richardson’s 10.72 makes her the 6th best all-time world performer and No. 4 on the all-time U.S. performer list. Only world record holder Florence Griffith-Joyner, Carmelita Jeter and Marion Jones have ever run faster as Americans.
Jamaicans Fraser-Pryce and Thompson Herah, both with 10.70, are the only two non-American to run fastest than 10.72.
Olympic sprint double champion Thompson-Herah has a season-best of 10.78 in Clermont, Florida. It shows she is also in good shape this season. She also ran 10.76 in the heats in Clermont, but a +2.4m/s wind-aided this performance.
World 100m champion Fraser-Pryce is a championship athlete. Despite being the older of the four, she is also dangerous. She, however, is yet to run a 100m this season.
Fraser-Pryce’s only two runs came in 23.19 and 22.66 a month apart in Kingston.
In the men’s 200m, Canadian Andre De Grasse, who won 200m silver at the Rio Olympics behind Usain Bolt, is down to face a strong field.
The Canadian will take on Canada takes on Britain’s Adam Gemili (Rana Reider; Blackheath & Bromley) and in-form American Kenny Bednarek.
Mariya Lasitskene competes internationally for the first time since the 2019 World Championships in the women’s high jump. She will face Ukrainians Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Yuliya Levchenko.
In a repeat of the 2019 World Championships, Sam Kendricks, Armand Duplantis, and Piotr Lisek are all due to compete in the pole vault.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen faces surprise world leader Adam Ali Musaab from Qatar in the men’s 1500m. The programme closes with the women’s 1500m featuring Laura Muir and Jenny Simpson.
Richardson no match for Shelly she will push her to the limit an beat her .
New sheriff in town (Richardson)
Shelly coach smart. It appears that in training he only let her run the 200m. This is helping her endurance. She will only run the 100m this Olympics.
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I will be watching I never doubt elaine or shelly they my 2 pick 1st and 2nd
Richardson will be explosive for sure. For Shelly and Thompson it will an assignment just to get a feel of what the track is with their new found rival. Then they will do their homework from this race.
Ram Barnes
Here u go boss.. this will be a precursor to the real deal.. not sure what to expect from Shelly.. heard she switched coach from Francis again.. smh
Crstar Jay-r so u don’t think Sha carri Richardson is real threat. Right now I don’t see anyone running 10.80s. She did 10.70s a few times but been consistently in 10:80s 10:90s. Don’t see anyone to beat her yet
My peeps calm down…Richardson running most one off races…Olympics is 4 rounds to the podium
Elaine looking good, if she can run without an act up achilles, (which is not very often) but i think francis giving her some good coaching to try spite shelly. But the female 100m is the race. Richardson on fire though
Michelle McCalla what I liked about Bolt so much, was that he was loyal to Mills. And it worked for him
The gold in the Olympics will go to who wants it more. The American girl is not seasoned, but she is hungry.
To medal in the Olympics, you need to be in 10.7 form. Elaine would be the favorite for this one.
Well done
Shacarri Richardson in the mix is going to be hell of a race.
My Bet On Richardson She’s Really Fast 100M Dash 4REAL.
I just love her so much. Very humble
How can we classify as super showdown when most of these runners hardly race this year Fraser pryce hadn’t run any 100m this year I don’t this Asha Smith run any either. I would categorized a showdown when all are fit and were active and ready When there’s no much races for a particular runner I can’t see that as showdown the one that is peaking right now will obviously win and I will call it a fluke
This Will be SFP first 100m of the season so I’m not expecting much. I’ll wait n watch how she progress as the months pulls closer.
Go Shelly Ann ❤️❤️❤️
I can’t wait
Denise Bryant same
Would be nice if not one back out!
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Shelly may lose here but not at the Olympics
Kino Cummings doubt she will at the Olympics
Kino Cummings u know Shelly, will run her heart out….when it comes to winning she dnt play.
Jamal Antoine she is going to run 4 at Gateshead and save it for the Olympics… Shelly Olympic Gold
A when it a run tho
Those times will be hella fast
When
Richardson vs pryce show down
Kal White vs Thompson-Herah slowdown
We are goin to be watchin d olympic 100m final bfor d olympic proper
Diri Innocent not going to happen ,was never going to happen…Olympics for that
Glad Asher-Smith is here
This is going to be a rehersal for the Olympic finals.
Avi Nash saying the same thing 🤔
Avi Nash when this a gwaan
Asher- Smith will not medal. 🇺🇸🇯🇲🇯🇲. Those are your medals.
Jerome Brown you got jokes…
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I can’t wait.
Maureen McLeod mi tu..