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Elaine Thompson-Herah forced to wait anxiously for her moment of redemption
Funmilayo Fameso • 15:40 – 28.05.2024
The cancellation of the Grenada Invitational means Elaine Thompson-Herah’s moment at redemption will be delayed.
Double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah will have to wait anxiously for her moment of redemption after Prefontaine Classic disaster as her next meet at the Grenada Invitational has been cancelled.
The Jamaican speed queen had a below-par performance in her Olympic season’s debut at the Eugene Diamond League, where she finished last in 11.30s.
World champion Sha’Carri Richardson was the race winner in an impressive 10.83s, ahead of world indoor champion Julien Alfred in 10.93s and Great Britain’s record holder Dina Asher-Smith in 10.98s.
With a chance at redemption to blaze back as a top challenger in the women’s 100m division, Thompson-Herah was scheduled to be one of the headliners for the Grenada Invitational on June 6th but won’t be racing again as the meet has now been canceled due to economic situation as announced by the organizers.
“The prevailing local and regional economic environment has made it extremely difficult for us to get the level of sponsorship and general support needed to pull off a Meet of this magnitude.
“With time running out, the Board of Directors of the Grenada Invitational took the painful decision at a meeting late Monday, May 27 to cancel the 2024 Grenada Invitational, as well as round up, for good, the franchise and brand that is Grenada Invitational.
We are extremely pleased that we were able to bring to Grenada quality, world-class athletic competition. We would like to commend and extend a hearty thank you to all who contributed, in one way or the other, to the 2017, 2018, and 2019 editions of the Grenada Invitational.”
Thompson-Herah will now shift her focus on getting better in training as fans look forward to her next competition.
Sha’Carri Richardson attains another milestone, joins Fraser-Pryce in a new list of greatness
Funmilayo Fameso • 23:37 – 27.05.2024
Sha’Carri Richardson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce dominated list of the longest streak of sub-11s performances.
World’s fastest woman Sha’Carri Richardson has another major milestone in her name as new statistics have shown she’s currently on a streak of the most sub-11s performances after track legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
The world 100m champion kicked off her Olympic year with an outstanding performance on home soil at the Prefotaine Classic Diamond League in Eugene, where she defeated a star-studded field in a brilliant 10.83s.
Her impressive time didn’t only propel her to No.2 on the world’s top list this season but confirmed her status as the one to beat ahead of and at the Paris Olympic Games.
Consequently, her winning time shows she’s on a streak of the most sub-11 seconds performances by a female sprinter since 2022
According to athletics journalist Anderson Emerole on X, Richardson’s last 11 seconds race was September 8th, 2022, when she ran 11.13s to finish seventh at the Zurich Diamond League.
Since Aril 8th 2023, the 24-year-old has gone on a streak of 15 races (heats, semis, and finals) running below the 11 seconds barrier, and her fastest was the world title-winning performance of 10.65s in Budapest.
Her slowest performance was 10.97s, clocked at the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in July 2023. So on average, Richardson clocked 10.794.
Despite this impressive feat, Jamaican track legend Fraser-Pryce still has the longest streak in the modern era from May 28th, 2021 – July 22nd, 2023.
Fraser-Pryce who’s set to retire after the Paris Olympic Games, was on a streak of 26 races, with the fastest being 10.60s, slowest at 10.97s, and has an average of 10.752.
The five-time world 100m champion was undefeated in 10/11 races in an iconic 2022 season and extended the winning form to 2023, where she lost in the final with a bronze medal at the world championships in Budapest.
With Fraser-Pryce set to retire in Paris, Richardson is next in line to take over her mantle as the queen of sub-11s performances.
Ta Lou-Smith: Africa’s fastest woman hails ‘great’ pool of Nigerian female sprinters
Funmilayo Fameso • 17:21 – 27.05.2024
Ivorian track legend Marie Josee Ta Lou-Smith acknowledged the current talented pool of Nigerian female sprinters after their record-breaking performances this season.
Africa’s fastest woman in history Marie Josee Ta Lou-Smith has hailed the greatness of the current pool of Nigerian female sprinters.
The Ivorian track legend who competed at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League in Eugene, where she clocked 11.05s to finish sixth behind race winner Sha’Carri Richardson, recognised that Nigerian female sprinters are on to greatness.
Her acknowledgment came after an X athletics enthusiast Track and Field Gazette posted about the success of Nigerian female sprinters this season.
Nigerian female sprinters have been on a meteoric climb this season, blazing to record-breaking times, giving a direction that the country is brewing the next generation of Africa’s greatest sprinters like Ta Lou-Smith.
Favour Ofili has been top of the ladder so far having recorded wind-aided 100m times of 10.78s and 10.85s, while in the 200m, she has a Season’s Best (SB) performance of 22.33s which seals her automatic ticket in Paris.
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