Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shericka Jackson cruised into the women’s 100m semi-finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Friday morning (30 July, Japan time).
Thompson-Herah, the defending sprint double champion, blazed to 10.82 in heat two. She got out of the blocks fairly well and raced comfortably down the straight.
Marie-Josée Ta Lou of Ivory Coast responded in heat four. She was out quick and powered down the straight to cross the line in 10.78, a new African record.
Daryll Neita (GBR) finished second behind Ta Lou in a personal best of 10.96.
Fraser-Pryce, in heat five, also showed she is in top form. The Doha 2019 world champion and two-time Olympic Games winner stamped her class with 10.84 (+1.3m/s wind).
Blessing Okagbare (NGR) won heat six in 11.05 ahead of Asha Philip (GBR) 11.31 and TyNia Gaither (BAH) 11.34
In heat seven, Michelle-Lee Ahye (TTO) got the win in 11.06 (-0.2m/s) ahead of Shericka Jackson (JAM) 11.07. Jackson, however, eased down from about 15 metres, allowing Ahye to take it on the line.
Earlier, Teahna Daniels (USA) topped the first heat in 11.04. She won the heat ahead of Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) 11.07 and Murielle AHOURE (CIV) 11.16.
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POS
|
RANK
|
HEAT
|
BIB | COUNTRY | ATHLETE |
MARK
|
DETAILS
|
REACTION TIME
|
WIND
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1522 | CIV |
10.78 =AR
|
Q
|
0.161
|
-0.3
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2521 | JAM |
10.82
|
Q
|
0.158
|
+0.1
|
|
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
2480 | JAM |
10.84
|
Q
|
0.128
|
+1.3
|
|
|
4
|
2
|
5
|
3499 | SUI |
10.91 NR
|
Q
|
0.131
|
+1.3
|
|
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
3506 | SUI |
10.95 =NR
|
Q
|
0.111
|
+0.1
|
|
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
2016 | GBR |
10.96 PB
|
Q
|
0.107
|
-0.3
|
|
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
3048 | NGR |
11.00 PB
|
Q
|
0.161
|
+1.3
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
3842 | USA |
11.04
|
Q
|
0.136
|
-0.1
|
|
|
9
|
1
|
6
|
3050 | NGR |
11.05
|
Q
|
0.147
|
-0.1
|
|
|
10
|
1
|
7
|
3615 | TTO |
11.06
|
Q
|
0.123
|
-0.2
|
|
|
11
|
2
|
1
|
1995 | GBR |
11.07
|
Q
|
0.103
|
-0.1
|
|
|
12
|
2
|
7
|
2491 | JAM |
11.07
|
Q
|
0.170
|
-0.2
|
|
|
13
|
1
|
3
|
2097 | GER |
11.08
|
Q
|
0.133
|
-0.4
|
|
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
3882 | USA |
11.11 =SB
|
Q
|
0.148
|
-0.2
|
|
|
15
|
4
|
5
|
1993 | GAM |
11.12 NR
|
q
|
0.134
|
+1.3
|
|
|
16
|
2
|
3
|
3878 | USA |
11.15
|
Q
|
0.150
|
-0.4
|
|
|
17
|
3
|
1
|
1521 | CIV |
11.16 SB
|
Q
|
0.132
|
-0.1
|
|
|
18
|
3
|
2
|
2130 | GER |
11.16
|
Q
|
0.164
|
+0.1
|
|
|
19
|
3
|
4
|
1393 | CAN |
11.18
|
Q
|
0.148
|
-0.3
|
|
|
20
|
4
|
1
|
1471 | CHN |
11.20
|
q
|
0.149
|
-0.1
|
|
|
21
|
4
|
2
|
1383 | CAN |
11.21
|
q
|
0.156
|
+0.1
|
|
|
22
|
5
|
1
|
3508 | SUI |
11.25
|
0.146
|
-0.1
|
||
|
23
|
4
|
7
|
2367 | ISR |
11.27 SB
|
0.132
|
-0.2
|
||
|
24
|
6
|
1
|
3007 | NED |
11.27 SB
|
0.158
|
-0.1
|
||
|
25
|
4
|
4
|
3224 | POR |
11.31
|
0.134
|
-0.3
|
||
|
26
|
2
|
6
|
2019 | GBR |
11.31
|
Q
|
0.110
|
-0.1
|
|
|
27
|
5
|
7
|
1041 | AUS |
11.32
|
0.147
|
-0.2
|
||
|
28
|
5
|
2
|
1300 | BRA |
11.33 SB
|
0.180
|
+0.1
|
||
|
29
|
3
|
6
|
1130 | BAH |
11.34
|
Q
|
0.141
|
-0.1
|
|
|
30
|
3
|
3
|
2383 | ITA |
11.35
|
Q
|
0.147
|
-0.4
|