Elaine Thompson won Jamaica's second gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics

Elaine Thompson won Jamaica's second gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first woman to complete the sprint double at the quadrennial games. Thompson-Herah stormed to a new personal best and national record 21.53 seconds to decimate a powerful field, including her compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, who finished fourth in 21.94.

Silver went to Namibia's 19-year-old phenom Christine Mboma in 21.81, while American Gabrielle Thomas took bronze in 21.87. Thompson-Herah has cemented her place among the pantheon of the greatest ever female sprinters.

Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner's 33-year Olympic record in Tokyo, passing the line in just 10.61 seconds to secure her title and start a Jamaican range of the medals.

Griffith Joyner had made the old record of 10.62 at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Thompson-Herah by beating her top rival, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, by 0.13 seconds on Saturday's competition.

Another Jamaican, Shericka Jackson, who went to the shorter sprints for the Tokyo Olympics, won bronze in 10.76.

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness congratulated Thompson, "What a race!! Elaine Thompson-Herah has done it again and made history as the first woman to win 100m and 200m titles at consecutive Olympic Games! Heartiest Congratulations, Elaine, on retaining your 200m title at the Olympic Games!"

Jamaican athletes have been performing extremely well at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. With second-gold, the people are highly happy with the performance of the sportspersons