Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shericka Jackson Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce,

Jamaicans Clean Sweep Women’s 100m As Elaine Thompson-Herah Sets New Olympic Record

Written by: Nekisha Neicy Cyrus

Caribbean Entertainment Hub will like to congratulate Jamaica’s sprint queens Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Shericka Jackson for their well-deserved clean sweep of the podium at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.

Solidifying her status with her second consecutive Olympic Gold Medal after suffering some injury-ravaged years since that Rio de Janeiro gold, was 29 years old Elaine Thompson-Herah with a record time of 10.61 seconds. Setting a new Olympic record with the second quickest time for the distance with American track and field athlete and World Record holder, Florence Griffith Joyner still holding the record with 10.49 seconds for the fastest time ever.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, age 34, a six-time Olympic medallist, and the first Caribbean woman to win gold in the 100m, took home the silver medal with a time of 10.74 seconds earning her the title of the most decorated female 100m athlete at the Olympic Games. She is also the first female sprinter to win 100m medals at three consecutive Olympics.

And rounding off the podium finish in third place with a time of 10.76 seconds was 27-year old Shericka Jackson, Jamaica’s well-known 400m sprinter who previously won bronze in the 2016 Olympics.

The outpouring of congratulations have been flooding the internet since the Jamaicans spectacular win at the Olympics, with Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness sharing the following:

…that Elaine, Shelly, and Shericka have “etched their names and legacy among the greats in global sports.

‘They carried the hopes of an entire nation with them as they delivered scintillating and unforgettable performances, cementing in the consciousness of the world, the greatness, resilience and winning spirit of Jamaica, land we love….’

Also sending her well wishes was America’s track and field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who was ruled out of the Olympics after being temporarily banned for testing positive for cannabis. She applauded Jamaica’s sweep of the 100 metres sharing the following via Twitter:

“Congratulations to the ladies of Jamaica for the clean sweep,”

“Powerful, strong black women dominating the sport.”

Did you know that this is the second time the Jamaican sprint queens made a clean sweep in Women’s 100m? The first was at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where Shelly-Ann Fraser won the gold medal with a personal best time of 10.78 seconds, alongside Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart who won silver together in identical times of 10.98 seconds.

This recent win now officially marks the seventh clean sweep in the history of the Olympic Games Women’s Athletics.

Sources include: https://sflcn.com, https://www.standard.co.uk, https://www.reuters.com, https://jamaica.loopnews.com

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