Jamaican 'warrior' Thompson wins sprint double

TOPSHOT - Jamaica's Elaine Thompson reacts after winning the Women's 200m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

Jamaica's Elaine Thomson overcame a niggling hamstring injury to obliterate her rivals in the women's 200 metres final on Wednesday and become the first women since 1988 to secure the Olympics sprint double.

Thompson's dominant victory emulated American Florence Griffith Joyner, the last woman to win both 100 and 200 gold medals at the same Games.