FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 100m - Medal Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica celebrates on the podium REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
(Reuters) - Olympic 100 and 200 metres champion Elaine Thompson-Herah is eager to gauge her speed ahead of the world championships and a lingering Achilles injury will not stop her competing in Saturday's Prefontaine Classic, she said on Friday.
The Jamaican dropped out of the Birmingham Diamond League meet earlier this month citing discomfort in training, which has caused occasional interruptions to her build-up.
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