SPORTS

Thompson Wins 100m In Trainers, Farah Wins

Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson showed that she remains the Woman to beat over 100 meters in the World Championships Next Month when she scorched to victory on the same London Olympic Stadium track despite running in trainers.

The star-studded Diamond League meeting gave the Cream of Athletics a chance to test the facilities they will experience during the Aug. 4 to 13 World Championships and organizers ensured there was a noisy finale when Local Hero MO Farah closed out proceedings with an easy win over 3,000 meters.

Jamaica's Thompson produced a late surge to get past regular rival Dafne Schippers to Triumph in 10.94 seconds, impressive into a headwind of 1.4 meters and even more so as she was running in cushioned trainers to prevent injury.