200M
ELAINE THOMPSON became the first female to complete a 100m and 200m Olympic double since Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988 and later admitted that she had surprised herself in achieving such a feat.
Elaine Thompson: held off world champion Dafne Schippers to take gold
Such was the shock, and also largely the lactic, Thompson lay down on the track after her win as the results – including her victory in 21.78, Dafne Schippers’ silver in 21.88 and Tori Bowie’s 22.15 for bronze – were confirmed on the big screen.
“It was amazing,” the winner said later. “Running 200m is very hard! There was a lot of lactic pain so I had to lay down to recover for a few minutes and then do my celebration.”
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About Athletics Weekly
RIO 2016 COVERAGE
6 Introduction and medal table
MEN
8 200m
10 1500m
12 5000m
14 3000m s’chase
16 110m hurdles
17 400m hurdles
18 High jump
19 Triple jump
20 Shot put
21 Hammer
22 Javelin
24 Decathlon
26 50km walk
28 Marathon
30 4x100m
31 4x400m
WOMEN
34 200m
36 800m
38 1500m
40 5000m
42 100m hurdles
44 400m hurdles
45 High jump
46 Long jump
48 Pole vault
49 Discus
50 Javelin
51 20km walk
52 4x100m
53 4x400m
NEWS
56 Chris Thompson’s tribute to Mo Farah
57 Coach tips Andy Butchart for podium
58 Danny Talbot pleased with 2016
60 Jess Judd switches coaches
PERFORMANCE
62 Sports science news
64 Athlete Insight – Jake Wightman
66 ‘Overspeed’ training for sprints
RESULTS & FIXTURES
68 Results round-up, including Manchester
International and BMC Stretford Grand Prix
77 What’s On – fixtures guide
REGULARS
82 DIP FINISH