Thompson Decimates 60m Field at Muller Indoor Grand Prix
On Saturday (February 18) double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson decimated a quality field as she bolted down the track to register an impressive win over 60 metres at the Muller Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham, England.
Thompson clocked 6.98 seconds, crossing the line ahead of her closest rivals and fellow Jamaicans Gayon Evans, 7.17 and Christania Williams, 7.18.
Her performance saw her establish her personal best and a new stadium record.
Last year, Thompson completed a rare sprint double at the Rio Olympics when she won gold in the 100m (with a time of 10.71 s) and the 200m (21.78 s), becoming the first female sprinter to do so since Florence Griffith Joyner at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
She currently ranks as the fifth-fastest woman ever in the 200 metres event and tied fourth-fastest in the 100 metres.
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