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Blake wins Jamaica 100
Trinidad Express :: 03.07.2016Kingston
Yohan Blake was crowned 100 metres national champion in Usain Bolt's absence but it was Elaine Thompson who set tongues wagging as she equalled the national record to win the women's equivalent on the second day of the Jamaica Senior National Championships.
On a dramatic night at the National Stadium on Friday when World and Olympic champion Bolt was forced out the final with a hamstring injury, Blake edged Nicholas Ashmeade to hit the line first in 9.95 seconds.
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HEIR APPARENT: Elaine Thompson, left, streaks to victory in the Women's 100m final in 10.70 seconds at the Jamaica Championships on Friday, equalling the national record held by Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (not in picture), who finished 2nd in 10.93. The 2015 champion Christania Williams, right, finished third in 10.97
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