Double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson, has returned to winning ways following her flop at the London World Championships. She had an impressive win in the 100 meters at the Birmingham Diamond League on Sunday.
Beat rivals easily
Thompson beat Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast in the women’s event at the 12th meeting of the 2017 IAAF Diamond League in Birmingham, London.
The victory came 14 days after the 25-year-old Jamaican disappointed at the distance at the IAAF World Championships in London.
Thompson was expected dominate at the World Championships but finished a mere fifth in 10.98 behind gold medal winner Tori Bowie (10.85) of the USA, Ta Lou (PB 10.86), who claimed silver, and Dutch athlete Dafne Schippers (10.96), who won the bronze.
On Sunday, Thompson turned the tables of Ta Lou and Schippers by securing victory in 10.93 seconds. Ta Lou clocked 10.97 for second place. Thompson and Ta Lou were well clear of Jamaican Jura Levy, who finished third in 11.08. Schippers finished sixth in 11.22.
The other Jamaican sprinters Christania Williams, Natasha Morrison and Schillonie Calvert-Powell failed to qualify for the final
Williams (11.23) and Morrison (11.24) finished fourth and fifth respectively in Heat 1 won by Thompson in 10.97 seconds; while Calvert-Powell (11.23) was seventh in Heat 2 won by Ta Lou in 10.94).
Kimberly Williams barely loses
Kimberly Williams was denied victory in the women’s triple jump in one of the closest contests of the day.
The 2012 Olympic champion Olga Rypakova was the early leader before Williams took the lead with 14.44m in round two, matching it in round four.
Two-time world champion Caterine Ibarguen then produced the third 14.44m leap of the day but was second on countback to Williams. The Colombian saved her best for the final round, though, leaping 14.51m to take a late victory over Williams.
