The Jamaican women were back on the track at the Rio 2016 Olympics, on Monday morning. Participating in the Women’s 200m Round 1 were Simone Facey, Elaine Thompson and Veronica Campbell Brown. VCB did not make it through to the semi finals, however Thompson and Facey will represent Jamaica in the semis.
MONDAY, AUGUST 15
MORNING SESSION
7:30 a.m.: Men’s Triple jump qualifying round, Groups A and B
7:35 a.m.: Women’s 200m Round 1
9:35 a.m.: Men’s 400m Hurdles Round 1
EVENING SESSION
6:30p.m.: Women’s Discus Throw qualifying round, Group A
6:40 p.m.: Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1
7:30 p.m.: Women’s 400m Hurdles Round 1
8:25 p.m.: Men’s 800m Final
8:45 p.m.: Women’s 400m Final
*Jamaica Time
| 1 | Marie-Josee Ta Lou | Côte d’Ivoire | 22.31s |
| 2 | Deajah Stevens | United States | 22.45s |
| 3 | Tori Bowie | United States | 22.47s |
| 4 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | Trinidad & Tobago | 22.50s |
| 5 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | 22.51s |
| 6 | Murielle Ahouré | Côte d’Ivoire | 22.52s |
| 7 | Ivet Lalova-Collio | Bulgaria | 22.61s |
| 8 | Jenna Prandini | United States | 22.62s |
| 9 | Elaine Thompson | Jamaica | 22.63s |
| 10 | Nataliya Pohrebnyak | Ukraine | 22.64s |
| 11 | Ella Nelson | Australia | 22.66s |
| 12 | Jodie Williams | Great Britain | 22.69s |
| 13 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria | 22.71s |
| 14 | Edidiong Ofonime Odiong | Bahrain | 22.74s |
| 15 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 22.77s |
| 16 | Semoy Hackett | Trinidad & Tobago | 22.78s |
| 17 | Simone Facey | Jamaica | 22.78s |
| 18 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland | 22.78s |
| 19 | Crystal Emmanuel | Canada | 22.80s |
| 20 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | 22.80s |
| 21 | Lisa Mayer | Germany | 22.86s |
| 22 | Nercely Soto | Venezuela | 22.89s |
| 23 | Tynia Gaither | Bahamas | 22.90s |
| 24 | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador | 22.94s |
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Participating in the Women’s 200m Round 1 were Simone Facey, Elaine Thompson and Veronica Campbell Brown. VCB did not make it through to the semi finals, however Thompson and Facey will represent Jamaica in the semis.
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