Elaine Thompson wins Diamond League opener over Schippers

By Andrew Karim·Friday, May 5, 2017·1 min read

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Jamaica’s double Olympic sprint champion, Elaine Thompson, won the 200 meters at the Doha Diamond League in Qatar over her perennial rival Dafne Schippers.
Running out of lane 8, Thompson posted a season best time of 22:19 to beat Schippers (22:45) convincingly.
The Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Talou was third in 22:77.
Though posting a season’s best of 23:00, Jamaican Simone Facey could only manage fourth while her compatriot and former World and Olympic champion, Veronica Campbell Brown was fifth in 23:09.

Jamaica’s double Olympic sprint champion, Elaine Thompson, won the 200 meters at the Doha Diamond League in Qatar over her perennial rival Dafne Schippers.

Running out of lane 8, Thompson posted a season best time of 22:19 to beat Schippers (22:45) convincingly. The Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Talou was third in 22:77.

Though posting a season’s best of 23:00, Jamaican Simone Facey could only manage fourth while her compatriot and former World and Olympic champion, Veronica Campbell Brown was fifth in 23:09.