Birmingham, England ¨C Jamaican sprint queen Elaine Thompson-Herah romped to victory in the 200 meters and Uganda¡¯s Jacob Kiplimo held on to win the men¡¯s 5,000 to complete contrasting Commonwealth Games golden doubles at Alexander Stadium on Saturday.
After breezing to gold in the 100 on Wednesday, Thompson-Herah made it look easy again coasting home in a Games record time of 22.02 seconds ahead of Nigeria¡¯s Favour Ofili and Namibia¡¯s Christine Mboma.
While the two golds are Thompson-Herah¡¯s first individual medals at a Commonwealth Games, the 30-year-old has twice completed the 100 and 200 sprint double at the Olympics.
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