Thompson-Herah wins with second fastest time

Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica after winning the 100m race on Saturday. Pic/AFP

Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah scored an emphatic 100m victory over the returning Sha'Carri Richardson at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon on Saturday. Jamaican star Thompson-Herah powered over the line at Hayward Field in 10.54sec - the second fastest time in history - as Richardson finished a distant last in 11.14sec.

Thompson-Herah's winning time saw her slice 0.07sec off her Olympic record of 10.61sec set on July 31. Only the late Florence Griffith Joyner has ever run faster, with Thompson-Herah now tantalisingly close to the American's 33-year-old world record of 10.49sec.

Saturday's Diamond League clash in Eugene had been billed as a chance for Richardson to show the world what might have been after she was banned from the Olympics for testing positive for marijuana in June. But in her first race since returning from suspension, the Texan was never in contention. Thompson-Herah's compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finished second in 10.73sec while Shericka Jackson took third in 10.76sec.

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