Elaine Thompson-Herah's long-awaited comeback begins with major move

Two-time Olympic sprint double champion Elaine Thompson-Herah's long-awaited comeback has taken a giant step, following the confirmation of a major coaching move in Jamaica.

The talented speedster has reunited with coach Reynaldo Walcott, returning to training at the Elite Performance Track Club.

Sources confirmed that Thompson-Herah, who captured back-to-back Olympic 100m and 200m titles in 2016 and 2021, has been training with the club for the last three weeks.

The 33-year-old sprinter, who holds the title of the fastest woman alive with her remarkable 10.54s 100m run in 2021, is making a comeback to Elite Performance after leaving the group earlier in 2024.

Her previous season was cut short by an Achilles injury sustained at the New York Grand Prix in June last year, limiting her to just two races. This injury ultimately prevented her from competing at the 2024 National Championships, which ruled her out of the Paris Olympic Games and denied her the chance to defend her sprint titles.

Thompson-Herah is widely considered one of the greatest female sprinters in history, having become the first woman to win the sprint double at consecutive Olympic Games. At the Tokyo 2020 Games, she set an Olympic record of 10.61 seconds in the 100m and a then-national record of 21.53 seconds in the 200m.

Meanwhile, coach Reynaldo Walcott is famous for guiding the legendary Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in her historic 2022 season, which she attained exceptional success, notably lowering her personal best from 10.70s to 10.60s. She became the first woman to run sub-10.7 seconds on seven occasions in a single season and secured her fifth 100m world title in Eugene, Oregon.