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Jamaica sweeps women's 100-meters finals in Tokyo Olympics

Team Jamaica has swept the top 3 spots in the women's 100-meter Olympic final, today, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo Japan. Photo: Twitter
Thompson's time of 10.61 is a new Olympic record and also marks back-to-back gold medals for Thompson, as she also took gold in this event in Rio. Photo: Getty Images
Thompson's time of 10.61 is a new Olympic record and also marks back-to-back gold medals for Thompson, as she also took gold in this event in Rio. Photo: Getty Images
TOKYO, Japan - Team Jamaica has swept the top 3 spots in the women's 100-meter Olympic final, today, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo Japan.

No contestant stood a chance against Jamaica's sprinting trio, in a race that saw Elaine Thompson-Herah winning followed by Shelly Ann-Fraser Pryce and Shericka Jackson.

Thompson's time of 10.61 is a new Olympic record and also marks back-to-back gold medals for the 29-year-old Jamaican, as she also took gold in this event in Rio.

4th Gold for Jamaica in woman's 100m finals 

The second-place medal went to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce with 10.74 and third to Shericka Jackson with 10.76. 

Saturday's sprint is the fourth consecutive gold medal in the event for Jamaica. Fraser-Prycer took home gold in 2008 and 2012 and Thompson-Herah won gold in 2016.

Absent from the competition was America's Sha’Carri Richardson, the 21-year-old American sprinter who clinched the U.S. record with a 10.86 at the U.S. Olympic trials in June.

Richardson has tested positive for marijuana after the race, voiding the record and barring her from competing in Tokyo.

 

 

17 Responses to “Jamaica sweeps women's 100-meters finals in Tokyo Olympics ”

  • pop (31/07/2021, 11:31) Like (12) Dislike (26) Reply
    Blow out.listen Jamaicans is every thing. Think about it. Dance hall reggae, bleach out skin, false hair/ eyelash etc. Congrats to them though
    • @ Pop. U forget something. (31/07/2021, 17:08) Like (16) Dislike (8) Reply
      Tricksy, lying and conning.....They will survive no matter where they go, no matter how hard things get...They are the real survivors....Congrats to Jamican women sprinters.. The women rising while the men fading....
      • @@Pop (31/07/2021, 23:12) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
        Was your comment really necessary now? Why do we have to treat each other so? Say congrats and leave out the negative comments.
    • @pop (01/08/2021, 11:55) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      You sound so bad mind and jealous. People like you got the world so.
    • @pop (01/08/2021, 14:13) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
      Agreed!
      Mentally they are not there,as expected.
      Physically they are there ,as expected
      World exposure will be an eye opener and assist cranial development.
      Congratulations nevertheless!
  • Hmmm (31/07/2021, 11:39) Like (32) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations to Team Jamaica
  • mm (31/07/2021, 11:40) Like (26) Dislike (2) Reply
    Beautiful dark skin women.
  • Local (31/07/2021, 12:17) Like (13) Dislike (3) Reply
    ON SUNDAY MORNING , GOLD TIME FOR THE BVI.
  • Yep (31/07/2021, 13:20) Like (2) Dislike (9) Reply
    They took the vaccine.
  • yeah (31/07/2021, 14:48) Like (16) Dislike (1) Reply
    Congrats to my Team Jamaica. Di Besiest inna di worl undoubtedly. One love to Team 876. More medals to come
    All di Jamaican inna BVI, big up unoo self
  • Lady (31/07/2021, 15:55) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations
  • Women Time. (31/07/2021, 17:11) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Women are the best. The most serious and honest.. We need women leaders in this country to take us out of this valley we are in and put us back on the mountain top to shine..
  • yardie (31/07/2021, 18:07) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Jamaica to the Gaddamn world.
  • Take it ease EVE craving minded women (31/07/2021, 19:57) Like (1) Dislike (10) Reply
    God gave males the responsibility to lead, because they are the carrier if the seed. Stay in your place rebelious women. Be a good example to the children. I mean you men, too.
  • The same sex that got all in the pit is not promising to take us to the mountain top. (31/07/2021, 20:34) Like (0) Dislike (8) Reply
    Rebellious Eve-like mentality women. But we men still have need of you. Keep the love coming.
    • Seed this seed that but planted the wrong tree anyways lol (01/08/2021, 05:59) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
      Eve repented and is secure as is Adam who is blamed for the fall wholly… Focus on taking care of your houses, don’t be 1/2 a man with knowledge…Stay single you don’t have deal with women…Devote yourself since you so deep into the pit talk....A lot of women would be better off without some of you also.. Just there for show to say I have a good wife ,when the man can’t fulfill his duties and is a whole lying fake righteous…


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