Elaine Thompson Herah

See videos of the best Olympic moments from Tokyo, like Simone Biles’ beam, Sydney McLaughlin’s 400m and more.

Jamaican Track & Field Coaches Association President David Riley told us that mentorship plays a key role.

Jamaica knows a thing or two about producing the world’s fastest athletes. Usain Bolt is the first name to come to mind, but Elaine Thompson-Herah is continuing her dominance in the first Olympics without Bolt since 2000. Thompson-Herah arrived at the 2016 Rio Olympics and won gold at the women’s 100m and 200m finals, the first Jamaican woman to do…

Gabby Thomas won a medal in a lighting fast 200m final with two of the fastest women in the world .

Team USA’s Teahna Daniels, who replaced Sha’Carri Richardson after her suspension, came in seventh place.

Elaine Thompson-Herah is the fastest woman alive. The Jamaican sprinter earned the title during Saturday’s women’s 100m final at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. She sped to a 10.61 time, beating Florence Griffith Joyner’s 10.62 set at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. It marks the second-fastest time in history, trailing Griffith Joyner’s record 10.49. Thompson-Herah had posted times of 10.82 in…