Tag: Dafne Schippers

Olympics: ‘Warrior’ Thompson continues Jamaican sprint legacy

by Luke PHILLIPS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Elaine Thompson described herself as a “warrior” as she overcame a hamstring injury to seal the first women’s Olympic sprint double in 28 years. Fresh from bagging 100m gold, Thompson timed a season’s best of 21.78 seconds to trump Dutch favourite Dafne Schippers, who won silver in 21.88sec at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. The Jamaican follows in the footsteps of Veronica Campbell-Brown, 200m winner at […]