Jamaica’s golden girl Elaine Thompson-Herah wins her first Commonwealth Games title in the women’s 100m final while England’s Daryll Neita secures bronze
- Elaine Thompson-Herah secured the gold medal in the women’s 100m final
- Thompson-Herah crossed the line with a time of 10.95seconds on Wednesday
- Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred took the silver while England’s Daryll Neita came third
- Neita started poorly but went on to run and crossed the line in 11.07 seconds
Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah clinched her first Commonwealth Games 100m title as Daryll Neita’s challenge failed to materialise.
The 30-year-old ran 10.95 seconds while England’s Neita could only manage bronze after a shocking start.
Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah had not previously won an individual Commonwealth Games title before despite claiming five Olympic golds.
Elaine Thompson-Herah confirms her place as the fastest women in the Commonwealth
Thompson-Herah crossed the line with a time of 10.95seconds. While, England’s Daryll Neita managed to do enough to secure the bronze medal
‘I feel good, I could have had a better execution, but I am still grateful to win my first Commonwealth title,’ she said.
‘I started out as a rookie in 2014. Then I was fourth in 2018 in the 200m. Now I have moved up to a gold, so I am grateful.’
She was the only one of Jamaica’s star trio to compete with world 200m champion Shericka Jackson and 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce skipping the Games following last month’s World Championships in Eugene.
Thompson-Herah took 100m bronze behind her team-mates in Oregon and was the star name in Birmingham, with England’s Dina Asher-Smith out with a hamstring injury.
It meant Neita, who reached the Olympic final last year, was expected to…
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