Thompson, who did not speak with reporters after her race, will not be selected for the 200 in London as per Jamaica Athletics policy. The next best qualifiers to the women's 100m semi-finals are Simone Facey, Olympic finalist Christania Williams and Jonielle Smith. In the absence of Usain Bolt, who has a wild card entry to London, 2011 world champion Yohan Blake made easy progress to Friday's semi-finals of the men's 100m with a time of 10.21. Former world record holder and two-time world 100m bronze medallist Asafa Powell, who has been nursing an Achilles tendon injury, also made Friday's semi-finals with a time of 10.22. Running in Powell's race, 2014 Commonwealth Games champion Kemar Bailey-Cole pulled up injured after 80m.

Source: The Star June 23, 2017 01:30 UTC