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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins 100 meters in 10.71 seconds in Moscow and takes championship gold
Monday, August 12, 2013
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. PHOTO/File
(Reuters) – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produced a masterful display of sprinting to complete a Jamaican 100 meters double at the world championships with victory in the women’s final on Monday.
The 26-year-old Fraser-Pryce set a world leading time of 10.71 seconds for a commanding win which followed hot on the heels of compatriot Usain Bolt who took the men’s title on Sunday.
Murielle Ahoure was second in 10.93 to give Ivory Coast its first world championship medal and she became the first African woman to finish on the podium in a sprint.
Defending world champion Carmelita Jeter of the U.S. was third in 10.94.