Thomspon-Herah records season-best 100m sprint to defeat Sha'Carri Richardson and Dina Asher-Smith at Diamond League

Published 28/05/2022 at 21:03 GMT

Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thomspon-Herah set the track record fastest 100 meter sprint at Oregan, United States last year. This year on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic as part of the Diamond League event, she was the fastest again as she won the 100m event ahead of her closts rival, American Sha'Carri Richardson.

Elaine Thompson-Herah

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Elaine Thomspon-Herah set her season best time of 10.79 seconds to win the Diamond League 100m in Oregon.

The Prefontaine Classic included a host of big names in the sport and it took the Jamaican’s best run of 2022 to secure victory.

She also holds the meeting record of 10.54s, set in August last year.

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Second place went to Sha’Carri Richardson, who was controversially denied a place in the 2021 Olympics for testing positive for marijuana, who set a time of 10.92s while third went to Thompson-Herah's compatriot Shericka Jackson also in 10.92s.

Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith was fourth fastest just behind at 10.98s. All four of the quickest sprinters recorded SBs in America.

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