Elaine Thompson-Herah Shares Short Message Ahead of Her National Trials Run
Thursday, July 6, 2023, 1:34 PM GMT-5
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Jamaica’s national trials kicked off on Thursday with hopeful athletes, new and seasoned, vying for a chance to represent the country internationally. Ahead of the preliminary round of the women’s 100m later today, Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah shared a message with her followers on social media.
Thompson-Herah’s first half of the athletic season has been turbulent, with the 31-year-old struggling with both new and longstanding injuries. Thompson-Herah recently disclosed that she considered quitting this season, but forever perseverant, the sprinter has chosen to finish the season.
Thompson-Herah took a quick snap of herself driving to trials and shared a playful photo in her Instagram stories, requesting that her supporters wish her luck.
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The 2023 national trials will take place over the course of four days at the National Stadium in Kingston. Track and field athletes will be competing for a spot on team Jamaica to represent the island at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, as well as junior competitions such as the Under-18 Commonwealth Youth Games.
Currently the fastest woman alive over the 100m, all eyes are sure to be on Thompson-Herah as she competes in the heat for the 100m today. As defending champions in the 200m and 100m, respectively, her compatriots Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have already secured positions on the national team for the World Championships.
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