Curated By: Vineet Ramakrishnan
Last Updated: November 21, 2023, 10:39 IST
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Thompson-Herah received the ladies’s 100 and 200 meters on the 2016 Rio Olympics and took titles within the 100 and 200 once more at Tokyo
Elaine Thompson-Herah, making an attempt for a 3rd consecutive 100-200 dash gold double subsequent yr in Paris, will practice beneath coach Reynaldo Walcott, her agent mentioned on Monday.
Five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, making an attempt for a 3rd consecutive 100-200 dash gold double subsequent yr in Paris, will practice beneath coach Reynaldo Walcott, her agent mentioned on Monday.
Andi Sports Management, in an Instagram posting, mentioned the 31-yr-outdated Jamaican dash star will be part of Elite Performance Track Club and practice beneath Walcott as does Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a ten-time world champion and 100m champion on the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
“Out of difficulties grow miracles. Happy Monday,” Thompson-Herah posted on social media.
Thompson-Herah had break up from her former coach earlier this month.
“Amidst this transition, Mrs. Thompson Herah remains as dedicated as ever to her craft, demonstrating an unequivocal focus on the ahead,” the assertion from her agent mentioned.
“Her commitment to excellence is unwavering, and she is resolute in her pursuit of defending the double Olympic titles she so triumphantly earned.”
Thompson-Herah received the ladies’s 100 and 200 meters on the 2016 Rio Olympics and took titles within the 100 and 200 once more at Tokyo in addition to serving to the 4x100m relay to gold with Fraser-Pryce amongst her teammates.
Fraser-Pryce settled for 100m silver behind Thompson-Herah at Tokyo.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
