Olympics-Athletics-Thompson-Herah scorches to 100m glory, closes on Flo-Jo

[ASFN Admin]

Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah delivered the first seminal moment of the Olympic athletics programme on Saturday when she became the second-fastest woman in history when leading a scorching Jamaican clean sweep of the 100 metres final. There was a surprise gold for Poland in the first 4x400m relay, which delivered the exciting race organisers had hoped for, and a far more predictable one for Swede Daniel Stahl in the men's discus. The men's 100 metres also got underway, with race favourite Trayvon Bromell surviving a huge scare before progressing to Sunday's semi-finals as one of the fastest losers.

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