The defending Olympic champion Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah ran a scorching 10.82 to advance and she almost slowed towards the finish line. Her compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce cruised to the semis as she began her quest to become the first woman to win three Olympic 100m gold medals with an impressive 10.84. “Having a year off with my having my son kind of rejuvenated, you know, my motivation,” Fraser-Pryce said after her race. “I really didn’t expect to run as fast as I just did.”“It’s great,” she added. The fast times witnessed in the heats showed just how pumped up the women’s sprinters are, Herah said.
