ELAINE Thompson-Herah completed the sprint double when she captured gold in the women’s 200-metre final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Tuesday morning (TT time).
Thompson-Herah won the event in a new Jamaican record of 21.53 seconds.
The victory comes just three days after she won the women’s 100m title in a new Olympic record of 10.61. She is the first woman to win back-to-back 100m and 200m titles at the Olympic Games.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Thompson-Herah won gold in both the 100m in 10.71 and 200m in 21.78.
Jamaica swept the 100m title on Saturday as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took silver in 10.74 and Shericka Jackson earned bronze in 10.76.
[caption id="attachment_904971" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Elaine Thompson-Herah, of Jamaica (centre), the gold medal winner, celebrates after the final of the women's 200 metres with runner-up Christine Mboma, of Namibia (right) and bronze medallist Gabrielle Thomas, of United States, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Tuesday, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP PHOTO)[/caption]
Christine Mboma of Namibia grabbed silver in the 200m on Tuesday in 21.81 and American Gabrielle Thomas grabbed bronze in 21.87. Fraser-Pryce missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in 21.94.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo of Bahamas was expected to be in contention for a medal, but never threatened the leading runners as she ended last in 24 seconds flat.
Thompson-Herah can win a third gold medal in Tokyo as Jamaica will be favoured to win the women’s 4x100m relay later this week.
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