Jamaica’s Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah proves she is still the sprinter to beat at the Commonwealth Games as she breezes through to the 100m semi-finals in Birmingham
- Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah looked strong in Birmingham
- She breezed into the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the Commonwealth Games
- She was the equal-fastest alongside Nigeria’s Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha
Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah confirmed she was the sprinter to beat in the Commonwealth Games with a strong 100m heat run on Tuesday.
A recent world championships bronze medalist in Oregon, the Jamaican progressed to the semi-finals in 10.99 seconds when winning the second of seven heats.
The double Olympic gold medalist in the event finished behind Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson in a Jamaican sweep of the 100 in the United States.
Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah breezed into the Commonwealth Games 100m semi-finals
Thompson-Herah, the equal-fastest qualifier for the semi-finals alongside Nigeria´s Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, is confident she can reclaim her best form in Birmingham.
‘You have to believe in yourself because no-one else can believe in you,’ Thompson-Herah said.
‘I wanted to do well this year. It´s not on God´s watch. It is on my watch. Whatever time I put together, I will work my way back up to the top. (My plans) are to have fun, smile, breath and just run.’
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