Tia Clayton advances to 100m final at Olympic Games

August 03, 2024
Gladstone Taylor photo.

Tia Clayton will be the country's lone representative in the final of the women's 100 m, which is set for 2:20 p.m. Jamaica time.

Clayton, competing in semi-final three, crossed the line in 10.89 qualifying with the third fastest time while Shashalee Forbes finished sixth in semi-final one in 11.20.

Three-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who was set to compete in the second semi-final, didn't face the starters.

St Lucia's Julien Alfred heads into the final with the fastest time, 10.84, as she won semi-final two.

- Orane Buchanan 

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