RunBlogRun opines: In Beijing 2015, Dafne Schippers won two medals, a silver in the 100 meters and a gold in the 200 meters. In the Rio Olympics, Elaine Thompson, of Jamaica, whom Schippers defeated in the 200 meters in Beijing, won the gold in both the 100 meters and 200 meters, with Schippers taking silver in the 200 meters.
Thompson and Schippers will meet on May 5 in Doha! What a way to start the outdoor season!
Elaine Thompson and Dafne Schippers, photo by PhotoRun.net
Schippers vs Thompson
DOHA (QAT): Excellent head-to-heads have been confirmed for the Doha IAAF Diamond League opener on 5 May. World champion Dafne Schippers will go head-to-head with double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson over 200m while former Olympic champions Kirani James and LaShawn Merritt are set to go head-to-head over 400m. In a rematch of the Olympics, Ekaterini Stefanidi and Sandi Morris will renew their rivalry in the pole vault with world champion Yarisley Silva also in the field while home favourite Mutaz Essa Barshim will face strong opposition from Olympic medallists Erik Kynard and Robbie Grabarz in the high jump. From IAAF.
