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Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, a five-time Olympic champion, competed successful her archetypal contention since June 2024 successful Saturday’s Camperdown Classic astatine Kingston, Jamaica.
Thompson-Herah, who won back-to-back Olympic titles astatine 100 and 200 meters successful 2016 astatine Rio and 5 years aboriginal successful Tokyo, was 3rd astatine 60 meters successful 7.24 seconds (-1.7 m/s wind).
It was an encouraging instrumentality for Thompson-Herah, who has been hampered by injuries for respective years, including an Achilles wounded successful 2024.
Thompson-Herah has not competed successful an idiosyncratic planetary title since the 2022 World Championships successful Eugene, Oregon, wherever she took bronze successful the 100m and metallic successful the 4x100m relay.
She settled for the relay astatine the 2023 World Championships successful Budapest and had lone competed successful 2 races successful 2024.
Thompson-Herah won Commonwealth Games golden astatine 100 and 200 meters successful 2022 astatine Birmingham.
