Jamaican Thompson-Herah will not defend 200m title in Paris

Jamaica’s five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah will not defend her 200m title at this summer’s Games in Paris.
The 31-year-old has opted not to race over the distance at the upcoming Jamaican trials but will still compete in the 100m.
Thompson-Herah won 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold at Tokyo 2020 after winning 100m and 200m gold at Rio 2016
She appeared to sustain an injury during the 100m at the NYC Grand Prix earlier this month.
She is the second-fastest woman in history over 100m and became the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic sprint doubles when she retained her 100m and 200m titles at Tokyo 2020.
In November Thompson-Herah split with coach Shanikie Osbourne and appointed Reynaldo Walcott, who also coaches her Jamaica team-mate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
The athletics events at the Paris Olympics take place from 1-11 August.