NEW YORK — Jamaican track and field star and five-time Olympic winner Elaine Thompson-Herah appeared to sustain an injuries through the 100 meters at the NYC Grand Prix on Sunday, a lot less than 50 days ahead of the Paris Video games.
The defending Olympic winner in the 100 and 200 meters taken out her suitable shoe and sat down on the monitor right after ending last in 11.48 seconds, while the character of her harm was not right away very clear.
Pictures posted on social media confirmed Thompson-Herah being carried from the observe.
🚨Breaking: Track & Field Fans & my Jamaican cousins:
Elaine Thompson-Herah had to be carried off of the track at the New York Grand Prix, after injuring her Achilles when managing the 100M.
She finished final in 11.48 (-2.1), but quickly eliminated her shoe & was limping. pic.twitter.com/7GEBVU4SI0
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) June 9, 2024
“I felt one thing unpleasant as I started to force I however tried to go but it bought worse,” she wrote on Instagram about an hour soon after the race. “I am awaiting qualified suggestions going forward.”
Thompson-Herah, the very first woman to acquire back-to-again Olympic dash doubles when she retained her titles in Tokyo, split with her coach late past yr.
She finished last in her year opener past thirty day period at the Prefontaine Vintage in Eugene.
