Double sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah ruled out of Olympics
by Nick Mulvenney
Jun 27, 2024
1 minute
Double Olympics sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has withdrawn from the Jamaican trials due to an Achilles injury and will not defend her 100m and 200m titles at Paris 2024 in August.
The Jamaican, who will celebrate her 32nd birthday and was the first woman to win a back-to-back Olympic sprint double when she retained both titles in Tokyo three years ago.
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