KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah picked up from where she left off last season after getting her campaign off to an impressive start with an outdoor 60m victory at the Queens/Grace Jackson Invitational at the Kingston National Stadium East facilities on Saturday (29).
Thompson-Herah, the triple gold medalist from the Tokyo Games last summer, clocked 7.19 seconds, running into a -1.9 m/s headwind, to secure the victory in her first competition since leaving the MVP Track Club and her longtime coach Stephen Francis at the end of her historic season last term.
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The Jamaican national record holder revealed after the race that “it feels great” to be back on the track, adding, “new season, kicking it off with the 60m.”
The 29-year-old who has an outdoor PB of 7.02 seconds, owns an indoor best of 6.98 secs and won a bronze medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland, OR.
She has the No. 8 fastest time over 60m on the all-time indoor list.
Finishing second to Thompson-Herah on Saturday was Remona Burchell, who closed fast to end with a time of 7.29, while Shashalee Forbes, who challenged the Olympic champion early in the race, was pushed back into third place with 7.36.
Thompson-Herah will also race over 60m at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Saturday 19 February.
