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| Aug 1, 2021

OT Tokyo | Jamaica beams with pride as sprint queens stand atop Olympic medal podium

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Athletics – Women’s 100m – Medal Ceremony – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Gold medallist, Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica wearing a protective face mask on the podium with silver medallist, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica wearing a protective face mask and bronze medallist Shericka Jackson of Jamaica wearing a protective face mask REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

With Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson standing for the national anthem, Jamaican pride was on full display for Emancipation Day (August 1) as the country’s flag dominated the medal podium on Sunday.

Thomspon-Herah led the way with gold in a Jamaican sweep of the women’s 100m final just 24 hours prior, followed in tow by Fraser-Pryce and Jackson, who claimed respective silver and bronze medals.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Athletics – Women’s 100m – Medal Ceremony – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica celebrates on the podium REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

Jamaica’s indomitable sprint queens now turn their attention to the women’s 200m, the first heats of which get underway at 8:38 pm local time.

National champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, will seek to again wrest the Olympic title from defender Thompson-Herah, in heat two of the 200m.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Athletics – Women’s 100m – Medal Ceremony – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Gold medallist, Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica celebrates on the podium with silver medallist, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica and bronze medallist Shericka Jackson of Jamaica REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

Bronze medalist Shericka Jackson also begins her campaign in heat five, while Thompson-Herah contests heat six.

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