Track and field athlete Thompson-Hera withdraws from Paris Olympics after missing Jamaican championships due to injury

Track and field athlete Thompson-Hera withdraws from Paris Olympics after missing Jamaican championships due to injury


Elaine Thompson-Hera of Jamaica, who won the women’s 100 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, at the National Stadium in 2021.

Elaine Thompson-Hera (Jamaica), 31, who became the first woman in athletics history to win both the 100m and 200m at two consecutive Olympic Games at the Tokyo Olympics, has decided to withdraw from the Paris Olympics. Her management company announced on the 26th that she will miss the Jamaican Championships due to injury. It is believed that she sustained the injury while competing in the 100m at a tournament in New York this month. (Kyodo News)

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