Thompson-Herah back in town
When she last appeared in Eugene, Jamaican legend Elaine Thompson-Herah wrote herself into Diamond League and athletics history. Just days after claiming both gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, the sprint star ran 10.54 to clock the second-fastest time in women’s 100m history and obliterate the Diamond League record.
She returns to the scene of her triumph on Saturday to make an eagerly awaited first Diamond League appearance of the year. Having been forced to pull out of last week’s meeting in Birmingham, Thompson-Herah will instead launch the defence of her 2021 Diamond Trophy in Eugene. The clear favourite, she will nonetheless be tested to the limit by the likes of Dina Asher-Smith, Shericka Jackson and Sha’Carri Richardson.