08-14-2016, 08:07 AM
Jamaica is once again the home to the Fastest Woman in the World, extending America's drought in this Olympic event it once owned to 20 years, and counting.
This time it was Thompson, a comparative newcomer to the event, who reasserted Jamaica's place atop the sprinting world as she powered to victory in 10.71 seconds, finishing a good two feet ahead of Bowie (10.83) and the highly respected Fraser-Pryce (10.86), who ran a season-best but missed becoming the first sprinter ever to win the gold medal in three consecutive Olympics, a distinction Bolt will try to complete on the same track on Sunday night.
http://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/17297814/olympics-2016-thompson-reasserts-jamaica-place-atop-sprinting-world
This time it was Thompson, a comparative newcomer to the event, who reasserted Jamaica's place atop the sprinting world as she powered to victory in 10.71 seconds, finishing a good two feet ahead of Bowie (10.83) and the highly respected Fraser-Pryce (10.86), who ran a season-best but missed becoming the first sprinter ever to win the gold medal in three consecutive Olympics, a distinction Bolt will try to complete on the same track on Sunday night.
http://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/17297814/olympics-2016-thompson-reasserts-jamaica-place-atop-sprinting-world