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Thompson-Herah wins third Tokyo Olympics gold as Jamaica take relay

The 4x100m team sets a national record of 41.02s

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 06 Aug 2021 10:41PM

Thompson-Herah wins third Tokyo Olympics gold as Jamaica take relay
Team Jamaica celebrate their gold after the women's 4x100m relay final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on August 6, 2021. - AFP pic. August 6, 2021

TOKYO - Elaine Thompson-Herah won her third Olympic gold of the Tokyo Games as Jamaica romped home in the women's 4x100 metres relay on Friday, timing a national record of 41.02sec.


Thompson-Herah - who achieved the sprint 'double double' - ran the second leg, opening up a sizeable gap on their opponents.


The United States took silver (41.45sec) and Britain the bronze (41.88sec). - AFP. August 6, 2021

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