2One day after her Olympic victory in Tokyo, Elaine Thompson-Herah undercut her winning time at the Diamond League meeting in Oregon and took another step towards the world record. The Jamaican’s 10.54 seconds over 100 meters on Saturday was 0.07 seconds better than her time in Tokyo.
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The world record of American Florence Griffith-Joyner, who was surrounded by doping rumors 33 years ago, was only 0.05 seconds missing when she touched the ribbon at the finish line at the next World Athletics Championships next summer, ran wide-eyed and cheered .
“I’m a bit surprised because I haven’t run that fast in five years and I was really quick at the championships. But coming back here after two weeks and running another personal best is really amazing, ”said the 29-year-old Jamaican.
German starters past the podium
At the athletics meeting in Eugene, as in Japan, she was clearly ahead of her competitor Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who took 10.73 seconds and, as in Tokyo, came second in front of the third Jamaican Shericka Jackson (10.76 seconds). Sha’Carri Richardson, who missed the Olympics because of her cannabis use and the canceled record in the US qualification, had no chance and was the last to cross the finish line after 11.14 seconds.
The only two German starters in Oregon clearly missed the podium. Gesa Krause came sixth over the 3000 meter obstacle, but improved her personal best this season in 9: 07.61 minutes and was faster than fifth at the Olympic Games. Tokyo gold medalist Peruth Chemutai from Uganda was only seventh, while Norah Jeruto from Kenya took the win with a world best time of 8: 53.65 minutes.
In the triple jump, the former European champion Max Heß was last with 16.72 meters and was well below his season best of 17.13 meters. Olympic champion Pedro Pichardo from Portugal won with 17.63 meters. The Canadian Andre De Grasse won the men’s 100 meters with light wind support in 9.74 seconds. Fred Kerley came in second with 9.78 seconds. The American had won silver at the Olympics.
World record holder Ryan Crouser did not come close to his best value from the US qualification in the same place, but won with 23.15 meters well ahead of Brazilian Darlan Romani (21.69 meters) and set at least one meeting record. Crouser’s best distance is 23.37 meters.
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