OlympicTalk · Jun 24, 2017
Elaine Thompson will not double at world championships
Justin Gatlin, Tori Bowie win 100m at USATF Outdoor ChampionshipsOlympic 100m and 200m champion Elaine Thompson will not race the 200m at the world track and field championships in August, her coach reportedly said this week.
Thompson entered only the 100m at the Jamaican Championships this weekend and won, easily, in 10.71 seconds on Friday night (video here). Just .01 off her shared national record.
“It was never intended for her to double as this was said several times last year that she would not have doubled at a major championships before Tokyo [2020],” coach Stephen Francis said, according to the Jamaica Gleaner.