Athletics - XVIII Pan American Games - Lima 2019 - Women's 100m Semifinal 2/3 - Kennedy Park, Lima, Peru - August 6, 2019. Jamaica's Elaine Thompson, Brazil's Vitoria Cristina and Barbados' Ariel Jackson in action. REUTERS/Henry Romero
LIMA (Reuters) - The athletics at the Pan Am Games failed to get off to a blazing start on Tuesday with even the presence of Olympic 100 metres champion Elaine Thompson unable to light up a dreary afternoon in Lima.
The Jamaican sprint queen, the biggest name in the track and field competition along with her team mate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, strolled into the final by winning her semi-final in a pedestrian 11.36 seconds.
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