trials in june defending champion elaine thompson-herah from jamaica is missing. you might remember through injury and sha'carri posted a decent 10.9 to ease through her heat into the semifinals. we've takes place about six hours from now. it was marie-jose tally smith who laid down a marker. she posted the fastest time with the great shelley and fraser-pryce doing a great time as well. the final set for 9:20 p.m. paris time. that's 320 eastern where you are in the states? now a lyles, fred kerley and kenny bednarek have all been inaction to this morning in the men's 100 heats. lyles looking to add his first in fact, golds, the doubles sprint world championship gold, he won last year. in fact, he wants it all. he wants the goals and the world records, but he was some way off. it is heating he made it through. it was curley and bednarek low who posted the fastest times of the day ahead of the rest of the field. but from the shortest track racing to the longest animal from friday night grand fisher got things off to a brilliant start for team usa, winning bronze in

double since to make is elaine thompson here in 2016. and what the time it can be in the same place as a population of just 180000 people. and it's usually known for contribution towards the wasting these inc crickets alford, is delighted to put a nation on the map on us who just been in boss of the for my country. many this is know about 7, lucia. sometimes i think i'll be on the road by the way, and they asked me where i'm from. just say my asking the person should i thing now being a little bit challenging and so people are going to be searching for some reason. now i'm just, i just do so on the to this with, you know, my country's me, i'm a customer to us and just be an impossible for them. and i'm sure they set up with you right now. i'm just looking forward to the celebration when i go home with them . not good useful jamaica adjust the day off to a time and then pick middle australia and phrase the price was ruled out of the 100 meters injured to time will typing shabrika jackson is out of the 200 meters. jackson pulled out of the

she has been giving a helping hand by the fact that the tokyo gold medal winner elaine thompson-herah isn't here because of injury. shericka jackson has withdrawn interestingly, to focus on the 200 but we have to give a shout-out to shelly-ann fraser pryce is her last her all her fifth straight olympic games as swan song. after three olympic golds at olympic medals in all day take back to beijing in 2008 and paris is treated her well in the past and it's you saw those images of sha'carri the other day has gone by the big and bold with a hair and nails. the nails are definitely still there, but the hair is more low-key and she's really determined that this time it's her performances that are gonna do the talking okay good stuff. amanda, back with you later. thank you so much for joining us from paris stories in the spotlight this hour to ukrainian athletes have won accolades in paris without winning any olympic competition. the city's mare awarded than the city's highest distinction on thursday for their bravery and their perseverance. the athletes say they had to train in the shadow o

fastest time of the year over the distance at the us trials back in june, the defending champion, elaine thompson-herah from jamaica is missing through injury and she perry posted a pretty decent 10.94 to ease through her into the semis, which takes place a few hours from now. it was marie jo's a tally smith who laid down a marker with the faster this time the great shelly-ann fraser pryce did to the final set for 9:20 p.m. in paris. that is 320 eastern in the states. >> simone biles already has two goals at these games. she can add another on saturday as well after winning the all-around individual on thursday she said this is where she can now have some fun, which surely can only be a good thing for those of us watching on as she takes part in the vault. if her performances so so far are anything to go by. >> we're going to be in for a treat, aren't where she looks when incredible ten olympic medal in all, she could have 12 by the end of the game. katie ledecky is looking for gold number nine over all this time in the women's 800 freestyle, it's the event she's the world record holder in. she's taken