24 May, 2022

Elaine Thompson-Herah, the sprint specialist at the Mohammed VI International Meeting

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The Jamaican athlete Elaine Thompson-Herah, is a sprint specialist, winner of the 100m in August 2016 and the 200m at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

At the Tokyo 2020 Games, she achieved the same feat, posting the second best performance of all time in 100 m, winning in the final in 10 s 61, before retaining her 200 m title four days later in 21 s 53, a time that is also the 2nd best performance of all time on the distance.