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Jamaica teammates are as frosty after Thompson-Herah’s history-making 100m win

Published 15:15 31 Jul 2021 BST

Simon Lloyd
Jamaica teammates are as frosty after Thompson-Herah’s history-making 100m win

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Jamaica claimed a 1-2-3 in women's 100m

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah is a Double Olympic champion, defending the title she won in Rio five years ago with another gold in the women's 100m final in Tokyo. Thompson-Herah, whose time of 10.61 seconds also clinched a new Olympic record, was also followed by two of her compatriots, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson taking silver and bronze respectively. Her two teammates were not, however, in any great rush to offer their congratulations after crossing the line. https://twitter.com/SriLankaTweet/status/1421459157392101377 As Thompson-Herah wheeled away in celebration, Fraser-Pryce and Jackson kept their distance, preferring to watch the big screen for news of their times. Only a few minutes later did they offer a very brief congratulatory pat on the shoulder. https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1421455229053280261 The frosty reaction was clocked - and enjoyed - by many of those watching: https://twitter.com/DavePritchard83/status/1421454588201377792 https://twitter.com/izzywestbury/status/1421454238853615620 https://twitter.com/MattHatch/status/1421457353313034242 https://twitter.com/LostAlone37/status/1421455346816651267 https://twitter.com/legsidelizzy/status/1421456586875318277 While it appears plenty - BBC commentary team included - are of the opinion the trio do not get on, the picture below shows things were slightly less frosty a few moments later.

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Jamaica teammates are as frosty after Thompson-Herah's history-making 100m win