May 28, 2022
Thompson-Herah runs season’s best 10.79 at Prefontaine
EUGENE, Oregon — Olympic double sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah dismissed any suggestions about her fitness with a sublime season’s best 10.79 seconds (0.7m/s) to win the women’s 100 metres at Saturday’s Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meet at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon in the United States.
After a somewhat sluggish start, Thompson-Herah blew away the strong field with a powerful second half, to beat her previous season best 10.89 seconds set two weeks ago.
American Sha’Carrie Richardson was second with a season’s best 10.92 seconds just ahead of Olympic bronze medallist Shericka Jackson, who was also timed at 10.92 seconds.
Paul A Reid