Elaine Thompson-Herah, the reigning 100-meter Olympic champion and five-time Olympic medalist from Jamaica, suffered an apparent Achilles tendon injury during the 100 meters at the USATF NYC Grand Prix on Sunday. Thompson-Herah had to be carried off the track after grabbing her right ankle at the finish line. She finished last in the race with a time of 11.48 seconds, running against a headwind of -2.1 meters per second. This incident occurred less than 50 days before the Paris Games, raising concerns about her participation.
Reigning 100-meter Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah from Jamaica had to be helped from the track after appearing to hurt her Achilles tendon in a race at the USATF New York City Grand Prix on Sunday. https://t.co/wlRa1E4FEs
Jamaican track and field star and five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah suffers apparent injury during the 100 meters at the NYC Grand Prix on Sunday, less than 50 days before the Paris Games. https://t.co/ku92ztGG0P
Thompson-Herah suffers apparent injury in NYC Grand Prix https://t.co/aLSzJFjQZ6 https://t.co/42Ez27IrZG
Some bad pre-Olympics track and field news: At the NYC Grand Prix, Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah had to be carried off the track after grabbing her right ankle at the finish line. Thompson-Herah is the reigning 100 meter Olympic champion and second-fastest woman ever.
🚨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 while running the 100M. She finished last in 11.48 (-2.1), but immediately removed her shoe & was limping. https://t.co/7GEBVU4SI0
Two-time reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah 🇯🇲 gets a hero’s welcome at the USATF NYC Grand Prix for the 100m https://t.co/2L7SivKqKX