Thompson-Herah won the 100m with the second fastest race ever

Gold to Elaine Thompson-Herah, silver to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and bronze to Shericka Jackson.

The women’s 100 meters was a total success for Jamaica, but an equally big snack afterwards was the victory time.

10.61 was an Olympic record and the second fastest race of all time after Griffith-Joyner’s world record of 10.49 was set in Indianapolis in 1988. “Flo-Jo” also had a race of 10.61. It ran in tailwind while Thompson-Herah in Saturday’s gold race had a headwind of 0.6 seconds.

The Olympic final confirmed that conditions in Tokyo are favorable with strong heat and fast tracks.

Another explanation may be the new super shoes, which most athletes now use. It is statistically proven that the shoes with a combination of foam and carbon fiber in the sole are important in the long distance.

The Olympic final indicates that the runners will also be faster in the nail shoe model.

Six of the finalists ran for eleven seconds.

Thompson-Herah was delighted with the gold and Jamaica’s slam and believes it is possible to run even faster.

– The women are on their way. Breaking the Olympic record tonight sends out a signal and a warning that anything is possible, said Thompson-Herah, who defended his title from Rio 2016 in 2016.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who won both Beijing 2008 and London 2012 but finished third in Rio, was looking for revenge, but finished 13 percent from a third gold. Jackson was two hundredths behind in the bronze place.

Now it will be interesting to see if the Jamaicans can also approach Griffith-Joyner’s world record of 200 meters.

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