Ivorian athlete Marie-Josee Ta Lou (right) crosses the finish line to win the women's 100 meters next to Jamaican Elaine Thompson (centre) and Dutch Dafne Schippers (left) during the Diamond League athletics competition at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, today.
May 3, 2018
Elaine Thompson 3rd, Jura Levy 8th in 100m at Doha Diamond League
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Elaine Thompson fell short in her attempt to get back to winning ways as she finished third in 10. 93 seconds, in the first 100-metre race of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League in Doha, Qatar a short while ago.
Thompson was bettered by Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Ta Lou, who won the race in a world leading and personal best time of 10.85s. In second was Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria in 10.90s.
Meanwhile, Dutch sprint queen Dafne Schippers was sixth in a season’s best of 11.03s and Jamaica’s Jura Levy finished eighth in 11.29s.
