It was also the first time seven runners dipped below 11 seconds in a major race.
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“First of all I didn’t think I would have been here at this championships; it was a tough journey”, she said. “One day I hope I can come back and there’s a huge sign that says, ‘Welcome to Sandhill, home to Tori Bowie'”. “To be the second champion, I’m really happy”.
“Jamaica has so many talented sprinters”, Thompson said, after she routed the field in 10.71 seconds, with Fraser-Pryce taking bronze. I look up to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce so much. “This could be my last one”, she said.
Silver medallist Bowie declared herself “extremely excited”, before turning her attentions to the 200m. Elaine Thompson (JAM) of Jamaica leads as she races to win the gold. “I only started running this race in 2014 so I’m only two years in”.
“It makes me a little bit more motivated”.
The 24-year-old Ahye, running in lane eight, struggled to keep up with the tremendous pace and was timed in 10.92 seconds. I came determined to win a gold medal and I didn’t do that today. In the final, she got stronger as she approached the line and left what had been billed as an uber-competitive field far behind. Galen Rupp of the USA, the London silver medalist, faded to fifth. After the javelin I thought, gold is possible.
“After the Olympics is finished, I will have some consultation with the doctors, but I am just looking forward to the relays and, hopefully, I will be able to show up and give my team two solid legs”, said Fraser-Pryce.
At the velodrome, Britain’s Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell-Shand smashed the women’s team pursuit world record for the third time in 48 hours to take gold, beating world champion United States to defend their title.
“It was very close”, Henderson said of Lawson’s jump. Henderson dedicated the win to his Alzheimer’s-stricken mother, who no longer recognises him. But I’m not giving up on me having a chance of being a gold medalist yet.
Elaine Thompson did not know how to react after storming to victory in the women’s 100 metre final at Rio 2016 on Saturday.
He had a slow start but his long legs made up ground quickly and he jogged home with no sign of the hamstring injury he had last month.
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“I’m really happy I persevered”. It was his eighth successive win in the 5,000 or 10,000m at a world championships or Olympics since 2011. Its wonderful, I feel great! There, he’ll face off with Kirani James of Grenada, the defending Olympic champ. LaShawn Merritt, in the same heat, advanced at 44.21 and will be the lone American in the final. If Tori is disappointed, she should look no further than her next event – the women’s 200m on August 15. Phyllis Francis had the top time, 50.58, and Natasha Hastings qualified at 51.31.
