Elaine Thompson to headline women’s 100 meters in Shangai
Key Points(5)
- Olympic sprint double champion Elaine Thompson will be the headliner in women’s 100 metres at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on May 13.
- Thompson will be challenged by Olympic silver medalist Tori Bowie and Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle Lee Ahye.
- Thompson, 24, became the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic sprint double and the first woman in 28 years to achieve the feat.
- In the men’s sprint, veterans Kim Collins and American Justin Gatlin will go up against home talent, Su Bingtian.
- The half-lap sprint will feature Britain’s 2014 European champion Adam Gemili, Netherland’s European 100m champion, Churandy Martina, Jamaica’s Julian Forte, and Panama’s 2009 world silver medallist Alonso Edward.
Olympic sprint double champion Elaine Thompson will be the headliner in women’s 100 metres at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on May 13.
Thompson will be challenged by Olympic silver medalist Tori Bowie and Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle Lee Ahye.
Thompson, 24, became the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic sprint double and the first woman in 28 years to achieve the feat.
She will also run against fellow Jamaican Veronica Campbell Brown, Olympic long jump champion, Tianna Bartoletta, and the Ivory Coast’s fast-rising star Marie-Josée Ta Lou, in a powerhouse field.
In the men’s sprint, veterans Kim Collins and American Justin Gatlin will go up against home talent, Su Bingtian.
The half-lap sprint will feature Britain’s 2014 European champion Adam Gemili, Netherland’s European 100m champion, Churandy Martina, Jamaica’s Julian Forte, and Panama’s 2009 world silver medallist Alonso Edward.
Two-time world and 2008 Olympic 400m champion LaShawn Merritt will also line up in the 200 meters along with Chinese record-holder Xie Zhenye.
