Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah won the 100m over American runner Sha’Carri Richardson at Saturday’s Pre Classic.
Thompson-Herah, who in Tokyo became the first woman to win the 100m and 200m at back-to-back Olympics, clocked 10.79 seconds at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. The Jamaican ran 10.54 at Pre last year, the second-best time in history, and has dealt with Achilles and shoulder injuries this spring.
Richardson was second in 10.92 — with her tiara falling off mid-race — in her second meet of the year and fastest time since last year’s Olympic Trials by .22. Richardson won trials at Hayward, then was disqualified for testing positive for marijuana and missed the Tokyo Games.
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