Thompson smashes 100m record at Pompey Invitational meet

Olympic Games bound Brenessa Thompson (lane 5) powers to victory in the 100m in a new national record time of 11.14s. (Orlando Charles photo)

With each race this season, sprint ace, Brenessa Thompson seems to be getting better and better.

The 20-year-old, who broke the 200m national record twice last month, yesterday smashed the national 100m record to highlight the inaugural Aliann Pompey Invitational meet and further cement her place at the Olympic Games in Brazil.

In front of the largest crowd to witness a track and field event at the National Track and Field Centre, the US-based Thompson rebounded from a pedestrian start and a third place finish in the heat to win emphatically in the final in a blistering 11.41s.