Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won a record fifth women’s 100m world title in a Jamaican clean sweep of the medals as Dina Asher-Smith finished fourth. At 35, Fraser-Pryce ran a championship record of 10.67 seconds to finish ahead of Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah, who took silver and bronze respectively. She is the first to win five world titles in an individual track event. GB’s Asher-Smith equaled her British record of 10.83 in Eugene, Oregon. “This performance is phenomenal for me and I’ve had a fantastic championship,” said Asher-Smith, who won silver in the event at the 2019 Worth Athletics Championships in Doha.

Source: Daily Nation July 18, 2022 18:03 UTC