Jamaican Thompson-Herah defends 100m title

Updated August 1 2021 - 12:05am, first published July 31 2021 - 11:59pm
Elaine Thompson-Herah led a Jamaican one-two-three in the women's 100m final in Tokyo.
Elaine Thompson-Herah led a Jamaican one-two-three in the women's 100m final in Tokyo.

Elaine Thompson-Herah has broken Florence Griffith Joyner's 33-year-old Olympic record in the women's 100 metres, pointing at the scoreboard even before she crossed the line in 10.61 seconds to defend her title and lead a Jamaican sweep of the medals.

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