And in the end, Jamaica wins.

The Jamaican sprinters achieved the treble on Saturday July 31 in the women's 100 meters.

Elaine Thompson-Herah won her second consecutive gold medal in the srpint, with the second fastest time in history in 10 sec 61 (wind -0.6 m / s). 

She beat her compatriots Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce (10.74), titled on the straight in 2008 and 2012, and Shericka Jackson (10.76), for a Jamaican hat-trick.

With AFP

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