{"id":135609,"date":"2021-08-22T13:19:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T17:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=135609"},"modified":"2021-08-22T13:19:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T17:19:25","slug":"elaine-thompson-herah-runs-second-fastest-time-in-womens-100m-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/elaine-thompson-herah-runs-second-fastest-time-in-womens-100m-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Elaine Thompson-Herah runs second fastest time in women&#8217;s 100m history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3738929410\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3894268611\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" role=\"introduction\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah ran the second fastest women&#8217;s 100m of all time at the Eugene Diamond League.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-3505148078\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1143w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:214\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:732\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 732w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:1075\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1097w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1143\" height=\"1600\"   \/><\/div>\n<div data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0\">The Jamaican, who retained her 100m-200m title double in Tokyo, clocked a new world lead of 10.54 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Only American Florence Griffith-Joyner has run faster, when she set her world record of 10.49 secs in 1988.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Britain&#8217;s Dina Asher-Smith finished third in the 200m as she continues her return from the hamstring injury that blighted her Olympic campaign.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-1839519403\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-754808568\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:166\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:566\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:425\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:385\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1320\" height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">The race was won by Switzerland&#8217;s Mujinga Kambundji, with American Gabrielle Thomas finishing 0.08 secs ahead of world champion Asher-Smith.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-2249518783\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">In the 100m, Thompson-Herah&#8217;s Jamaican compatriots Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson were second and third respectively in a repeat of the Tokyo podium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">American Sha&#8217;Carri Richardson, who missed the Olympics because of a one-month suspension after testing positive for marijuana, finished last.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-3902338564\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">&#8220;It was a great return back to the sport,&#8221; the 21-year-old said. &#8220;I wanted to be able to come and perform. Having the month off, dealing with all I had to deal with, I&#8217;m not upset with myself at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"teads-inread sm-screen\">\n<div class=\"teads-ui-components-label\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"teads0\" class=\"teads-player\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">&#8220;This is one race, I&#8217;m not done. You know what I&#8217;m capable of. Count me out if you want to, because I&#8217;m here to stay.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-2916985672\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">Earlier this season, Fraser-Pryce ran 10.63 secs to become the second fastest woman in history behind Griffith-Joyner, only to see her time usurped by 29-year-old Thompson-Herah with 10.61 secs\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/olympics\/58041334\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.$link-2.0\">as she retained her Olympic title in Tokyo.<\/span><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-1547468552\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-14\">Olympic stars shine in Eugene<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">Records tumbled in all corners of the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, with Olympic medallists continuing their fine form back on the Diamond League tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">Tokyo bronze medallist\u00a0<\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.$bold-1\">Andre de Grasse<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.2\">\u00a0won the men&#8217;s 100m in 9.74 secs, with Americans\u00a0<\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.$bold-3\">Fred Kerley<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.4\">\u00a0&#8211; the Olympic silver medal winner &#8211; and\u00a0<\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.$bold-5\">Ronnie Baker<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.6\">\u00a0crossing the line in second and third.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.0\">In the men&#8217;s 200m, American Olympic bronze medallist\u00a0<\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.$bold-1\">Noah Lyles<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.2\">\u00a0set a new meeting record and world lead of 19.52 secs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18\"><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.$bold-0\">Athing Mu<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.1\">\u00a0followed up her women&#8217;s 800m gold in Tokyo with victory in the non-Diamond League event in Eugene, setting a new world lead of one minute 55.04 secs in a race that saw Britain&#8217;s Olympic silver medallist<\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.$bold-2\">\u00a0Keely Hodgkinson\u00a0<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.3\">place fifth and\u00a0<\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.$bold-4\">Jemma Reekie<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.5\">\u00a0eighth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.0\">Norway&#8217;s Olympic 1500m champion\u00a0<\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.$bold-1\">Jakob Ingebrigtsen<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.2\">\u00a0was victorious over one mile in a new world leading time of three minutes 47.24 secs, while two-time Olympic champion\u00a0<\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.$bold-3\">Faith Kipyegon<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.4\">\u00a0of Kenya won the 1500m, with\u00a0<\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.$bold-5\">Laura Muir<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.6\">, who won silver in Tokyo, only managing 12th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20\"><span data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20.0\">Olympic silver medallist<\/span><strong data-reactid=\".2bwagogqwe8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20.$bold-1\">\u00a0Dalilah Muhammad\u00a0<\/strong><span 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