Six-time Olympic medalist, including five gold medals, Elaine Thompson-Herah will miss the Paris Olympics. The Jamaican, who has an Achilles tendon injury, announced her withdrawal on Wednesday, June 26 in a statement: ” I’m hurt and devastated to miss the Olympics this year, but at the end of the day it’s about sport and my health comes first. » Olympic champion over 100m and 200m in 2016 and 2021, the sprinter was only aiming to qualify for the 100m for the 2024 Olympics. But during her last race at the beginning of June, she was injured – tearing her Achilles tendon – and had finished in last place in 11”48, far from his best performances. Elaine Thompson-Herah, 31, says she wants to continue her career once she recovers. In 2021, she established the second best time in history over 100m in 10”54 behind the world record of the American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 10”49, which has stood since 1988 but which is the subject of a controversy linked to suspicions of doping.
Published on: 06/27/2024 – 11:06 Modified on: 06/27/2024 – 16:01
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Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah will miss the 2024 Paris Olympics due to an Achilles tendon injury. AP – Alastair Grant
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