Thompson-Herah wins third Tokyo Olympics gold as Jamaica take relay
Team Jamaica celebrate gold after the women's 4x100m relay final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 6, 2021.
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- Thompson-Herah -- who achieved the sprint 'double double' -- ran the second leg, opening up a sizeable gap on their opponents.
Tokyo, Japan
Elaine Thompson-Herah won her third Olympic gold of the Tokyo Games as Jamaica romped home in the women's 4x100 metres relay on Friday, timing a national record of 41.02sec.
Thompson-Herah -- who achieved the sprint 'double double' -- ran the second leg, opening up a sizeable gap on their opponents.
The United States took silver (41.45sec) and Britain the bronze (41.88sec).
