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Elaine Thompson

Elaine Thompson

September 17, 2020

Rest of Rome Recap: Jemma Reekie Earns Revenge, & Elaine Thompson Is BACK

Reekie negative-split her way to a big 800 win, while Thompson obliterated the 100m field with a world-leading 10.85.
July 08, 2017

2017 Anniversary Games Preview: Brazier, Amos & Kiprop Headline a Ridiculous Men's 800; Mo Farah & Laura Muir Try to Defend Home Turf vs. the Americans

The 2017 IAAF World Championships are less than a month away, but if you can't wait until then, consider Sunday's Müller Anniversary Games a preview. Sunday morning's action (9-11 am ET) will be fantastic as the meet features many of track and field's biggest stars including Mo FarahAllyson FelixLaura MuirFred KerleyElaine ThompsonKeni Harrison and Mariya Lasitskene. The men's 800 is unreal with Donavan BrazierEmmanuel KorirAsbel KipropNijel Amos and Adam Kszczot. The women's mile is almost as good as Muir takes on Jenny SimpsonKate Grace and Hellen Obiri. Farah faces Eric JenkinsRyan Hill and Hassan Mead in the men's 3000.
May 25, 2017

2017 Prefontaine Classic Saturday Preview: What A Meet - Is This The Greatest Pre Classic Ever?

Some of the events at the 2017 Pre Classic are without a doubt better than the 2017 Rio Olympic finals. We're so excited we even preview the men's pole vault and women's 200 but we also will see a loaded women's 1500 with Faith Kipyegon, Laura Muir and Jenny Simpson and possibly the youngest sub-4 mile in history.
May 13, 2017

2017 Shanghai Diamond League Recap: David Rudisha Trounced As The Sprinters and Jumpers Steal The Show

David Rudisha was trounced by 19-year old Kipyegon Bett but the other favorites in the mid-d and distance races delivered as Olympic champs Faith Kipyegon and Ruth Jebet were dominant.
February 18, 2017

2017 Müller Indoor Grand Prix: Mo Farah and Laura Muir Get European Records, Cas Loxsom and Ben Blankenship Get World Leading Wins

It was a great meet in Birmingham with European records for Laura Muir and Sir Mo. World leaders and wins for Americans Cas Loxsom and Ben Blankenship, plus a Kenyan record for Hellen Obiri.  
August 10, 2016

Womens 100m: What a Final This Could Be, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Goes for History vs Five Others with a Shot for Gold

It's should be a tremendous women's 100m final as five women have broken 10.80 this year and that doesn't even include Dafne Schippers.
May 08, 2016

2016 Jamaica Invite Full Results: Powell, Miller, Efraimsom, Thompson Win

Asafa Powell won the 200m in 20.45, Elain Thompson had a super quick 10.71 wind aided 100m, Shaunae Miller a wind aided 22.14 200m, and Alexa Efraimson dominated the 1500m in a meet record of 4:08.37.