Thompson cruises to 100m win in Kingston

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 20 (AFP): Jamaica's double Olympic sprint Elaine Thompson was back in the winner's circle Saturday, cruising to victory in the 100m at the Jamaica International Invitational in 11.06sec.

Thompson, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 100m and 200m, finished well in front of compatriots Kerron Stewart (11.25) and Natasha Morrison (11.26) in a race that saw Jamaicans occupy the top five places.

Thompson's victory came 11 days after she pulled out of the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai with what meet organisers called a "physical issue."

A week earlier Thompson had finished third in the 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Doha.

The women's 200m also went to Jamaica as Shericka Jackson triumphed in 22.55sec in her long-awaited duel with Nigerian Blessing Okagbare (22.66).