KINGSTON (Reuters) - Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson cruised to a wind-assisted 10.75 seconds to win the 100 meters at Jamaica's UTECH Classic on Saturday. Thompson, who became the first Caribbean woman to win the Olympic 100m and 200m double in Rio last summer, comfortably pulled away to cross the line ahead of Jura Levy (11.19) and Olympic finalist Christania Williams (11.30). Thompson said she was surprised to run the time so early in the season. In the men's 100m, 2011 world champion Yohan Blake stumbled from the starting block and Britain's Zharnel Hughes took full advantage, coming home in a wind-aided personal best 10.08. Miguel Francis, who has switched allegiance to Britain from Antigua, won the men's race in 20.44 ahead of Jamaica's Commonwealth Games champion Rasheed Dwyer (20.45).

Source: The Star April 16, 2017 03:56 UTC