Melissa Jefferson claimed the 200m victory in Florida ahead of Elaine Thompson-Herah

Five-time Olympic sprint gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah finished second in the 200m in Florida. The Jamaican athlete, who is a two-time Olympic champion in the event, achieved a result of 23.23 sec (1.8 m/s).

Elaine Thompson-Herah, who also won the 200m title at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last year, finished behind American Melissa Jefferson, who clocked 23.02 sec at the 2023 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational meeting in Florida.

Elaine Thompson-Herah took the lead coming off the curve and was ahead of the field by three meters heading into the final part of the race. However, Melissa Jefferson, a world 4x100m relay gold medalist, claimed the victory

Felicia Brown Edwards took third place with a time of 23.42 sec, while Maia McCoy and Edidiong Odiong finished fourth and fifth respectively, posting respective times of 23.53 sec and 23.54 sec.