Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah sweeps 100, 200 meters for historic double; American Gabby Thomas wins bronze
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TOKYO – Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah solidified her place as one of the best sprinters of all time.
Pulling away from the field with 50 meters to go, Thompson-Herah won the women’s 200 meters by a fairly large margin. Her gold-medal winning time was 21.53, which set a Jamaican national record. Eighteen-year-old Christine Mboma won the silver at 21.81 and Gabby Thomas got the bronze with a time of 21.87.
Thompson-Herah is in excellent form and she displayed it once again as she rounded the curve and down the home stretch where she pulled away from the field.
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For Thompson-Herah, it is her second gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and fourth gold of her career. She is the first woman in history to win the 100 and 200 meters in back-to-back Olympics.
She won gold in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and five years later she successfully defended her titles in both sprints.
The 29-year-old had been battling a nagging Achilles injury leading up to the Tokyo Olympics. Based on her performance in the 100 and 200 meters in Tokyo, she heals about as fast as she runs.
A Jamaican has won the women’s 200 meters in four of the last five Olympics.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah sweeps 100, 200 meters for historic double; American Gabby Thomas wins bronze