Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah won the 100m over American Sha’Carri Richardson at today’s Pre Classic, boosting her bid for a world title in two months at the same track.
Thompson-Herah, who in Tokyo became the first woman to win the 100m and 200m at back-to-back Olympics, clocked 10.79 seconds at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
She ran 10.54 at Pre last year, the second-best time in history.
Richardson was second in 10.92 — with her tiara falling off mid-race — in her second meet of the year and fastest time since last year’s Olympic Trials by .22 seconds.
