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Thompson qualifies for Olympic Games
United States of America (USA)-based Guyanese sprinter, Brenessa Thompson qualified for 2016 Olympic
Brenessa Thompson (Sports Max)
Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in August with an impressive 11.31 seconds in the 100m at the Michael Johnson Invitational on Saturday.
Thompson’s time was under the 11.32 seconds Olympic qualifying mark. The time was also a new stadium record for the Texas-based Stadium as well as a new personal record for the Texas A&M scholarship student-athlete.
In addition, Thompson’s time was also among the best from a Guyanese woman. Jennifer Innis hold Guyana’s national 100m record with 11.26 seconds.
Locally-based, Winston George is the other Olympic qualifier in the Men’400m race. George is currently training and competing in the United States.
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