Rio heroine headlines bill

– Jamaica’s newly-crowned double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson will headline a strong field featuring 27 Rio medallists in Saturday’s Diamond League meeting, event organisers announced this week.

Usain Bolt, who sealed a historic sprinting “triple triple” will not take part having already decided to take a break from competition.

Kenyan-born Ruth Jebet, who became Bahrain’s first Olympic champion when she claimed the women’s 3000m steeplechase, will also race in Paris. – AFP