100M
TWO-TIME champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce might have missed out on an historic third 100m gold, but Elaine Thompson ensured that the title remained with Jamaica as she graduated from world 200m silver medallist to Olympic 100m champion.
Clocking 10.71 to miss her PB by just 0.01 and record the second-fastest ever winning time in Games history, the 24-year-old beat USA’s Tori Bowie with 10.83 for silver and ‘pocket rocket’ Fraser-Pryce with 10.86 for bronze.