Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica won her second gold at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday and became the first woman to achieve a “double-double” in Olympic track and field events — meaning she retained her titles in consecutive Games.
Thompson-Herah took home the gold in the women’s 200 meters on Tuesday with a time of 21.53 seconds, a national record. Three days earlier, she won the women’s 100 meters, where she set a new Olympic record at 10.61 seconds, breaking the record set by the American Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988.
The wins are a repeat of her victories in the same events at the 2016 Rio Games.
“I really had to pull it out to win the 200 meter,” Thompson-Herah said. “Oh, my God, it’s amazing that I have ever seen this day. That I could complete another double. I can’t believe it.”
Elaine Thompson-Herah does it again! It is the double-double for the #JAM sprint queen in 21.53!#Gold women’s 200m Tokyo 2020#Gold women’s 100m Tokyo 2020#Gold women’s 200m Rio 2016#Gold women’s 100m Rio 2016@WorldAthletics | #StrongerTogether | #Tokyo2020 | #Athletics pic.twitter.com/AENA2JzT1X
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