FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Jamaica International Invitationals IWC Meet - women's 200m run - National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica - 20/5/17 - Elaine Thompson (C) of Jamaica celebrates. REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Olympic sprint double champion Elaine Thompson will only run in the 100 metres at the World Championships in London this August after skipping the longer distance at Jamaica's national trials.
Thompson, a world silver medallist in the 200m at Beijing in 2015, has a wildcard entry in the 100m as the reigning Diamond League Trophy winner and cruised to 11.20 secs (wind -1.3 m/s) in the preliminary round on Thursday.
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