Alfred starts bid for second leg of Olympic sprint double
The withdrawal of Jamaica's Jackson, who had already skipped the 100m won by St Lucia's Alfred on Saturday, follows that of compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce from the shorter sprint. Jackson, bronze medallist in the 100m in Tokyo three years ago, suffered an apparent injury in a meet in Hungary three weeks ago and had said her decision to miss the 100m was best for her "body, mind and soul". Alfred's main threat now is likely to come from Tokyo Olympics 200m bronze medallist Gabby Thomas of the United States. Читать дальше...