Thomspon-Herah records season-best 100m sprint to defeat Sha’Carri Richardson and Dina Asher-Smith at Diamond League
Elaine Thomspon-Herah set her season best time of 10.79 seconds to win the Diamond League 100m in Oregon.
The Prefontaine Classic included a host of big names in the sport and it took the Jamaican’s best run of 2022 to secure victory.
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She also holds the meeting record of 10.54s, set in August last year.
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Second place went to Sha’Carri Richardson, who was controversially denied a place in the 2021 Olympics for testing positive for marijuana, who set a time of 10.92s while third went to Thompson-Herah’s compatriot Shericka Jackson also in 10.92s.
Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith was fourth fastest just behind at 10.98s. All four of the quickest sprinters recorded SBs in America.
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