Thompson is thought to have been taken ill before the 100m final SHAUN BOTTERILL/GETTY IMAGESDozens of athletes competing at the World Athletics Championships have been struck down by a stomach bug that has spread through one of the official team hotels in London. Elaine Thompson, the Olympic 100 metres and 200m champion, is understood to have vomited before Sunday’s 100m final, in which she was surprisingly beaten, while Isaac Makwala, who was expected to have been the main rival to Wayde van Niekerk in tonight’s 400m final, was dramatically ruled out of his 200m heat after falling ill in the call room last night. The bug is understood to have affected several members of the teams from Ireland and Canada as well as athletes from Puerto Rico and Botswana. Those athletes having shown symptoms are understood to have been…

Source: The Times August 07, 2017 23:37 UTC