Jamaican Athletics Championships: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Dazzles
2 years, 6 months ago

Jamaican Athletics Championships: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Dazzles

News 18  

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce continued her blistering start to the season at the Jamaican National Championships on Thursday, scorching through her opening 100m heat in 10.70sec. Fraser-Pryce exploded from the blocks and controlled the race from the start, with former World Under-20 sprint double champion Briana Williams second in 10.98sec. Kemba Nelson of the University of Oregon who was second in the US collegiate championships 100m two weeks ago, also ran 10.98sec to pip Olympic Games bronze medalist Shericka Jackson Olympic sprint double champion Elaine Thompson-Herah had little trouble winning her heat in 11.06sec, setting the stage for a high-quality battle in Friday’s semi-final and final. Elsewhere Thursday, world number three ranked Lamara Distin finished a surprise second in the women’s high jump, managing only 1.85m.

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Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulls out of 200m at Olympics
5 months ago

Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulls out of 200m at Olympics

The Independent  

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Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200 meters and won’t race for individual medal at Olympics
5 months ago

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200 meters and won’t race for individual medal at Olympics

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulled out of the women’s 200 meters Sunday and will not race for an individual medal at the Paris Games. Jackson, the defending world champion who is the second-fastest woman of all time in the 200, had previously withdrawn from the 100 meters, saying it was partly because of a leg injury she …

Double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdraws from women's 100m semi-final at Paris Games
5 months ago

Double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdraws from women's 100m semi-final at Paris Games

Hindustan Times  

Jamaica's double champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pulled out of the women's Olympic 100m semi-finals shortly before the first of three heats on Saturday. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica reacts after the heats Fraser-Pryce, competing at her fifth Games at age 37 and the winner of two golds, a silver and a bronze over 100m, had been due to run in the second …

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson says she’s out of the Olympic 100 meters and will focus on the 200
5 months, 1 week ago

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson says she’s out of the Olympic 100 meters and will focus on the 200

The Hindu  

Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will not run in the 100 meters when Olympic track starts, saying July 31 that the injury she suffered at a tune up race earlier this month played a part in the decision. Ms. Jackson said she would still run in her better race, the 200 meters, where she is the only woman other than the …

Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic

New York Times  

EUGENE, Ore. — The display of power out of the starting block was back. It was a historic day in Eugene as Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet set a new WORLD RECORD in the women’s 10,000m with a time of 28:54.14. Moon cleared 4.53 on her second attempt and then passed on jumping 4.63 — thus opening the door for Grove and …

Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce to make Paris Games her fifth and final Olympics
11 months ago

Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce to make Paris Games her fifth and final Olympics

Associated Press  

Jamaican great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said the Paris Games will be her fifth and final Olympics. I’m here to win.” She also has won 10 gold medals at world championships, including six individual championships — five in the 100 and one in the 200. Fraser-Pryce finished third at the worlds last year and is considered a contender in Paris, along with …

Duplantis, Tsegay topple records at Eugene Diamond League
1 year, 3 months ago

Duplantis, Tsegay topple records at Eugene Diamond League

The Hindu  

Gudaf Tsegay smashed the women’s 5,000-metre world record and Armand Duplantis raised the bar again for the men’s pole vault on Sunday, as the season-ending Eugene Diamond League meet concluded on a high. “Next year’s next year.” Shericka Jackson came off the turn with a massive lead to retain her women’s 200 metres Diamond League championship title in 21.57, but …

Jamaica’s Williams wins second world 100m hurdles title
1 year, 4 months ago

Jamaica’s Williams wins second world 100m hurdles title

The Hindu  

Jamaica’s Danielle Williams reclaimed her world women’s 100m hurdles crown on Thursday with a shock win in Budapest. The 30-year-old, who previously won in Beijing in 2015, timed 12.43 seconds to edge out Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico with Kendra Harrison of the United States taking bronze. Williams, running in the outsider’s lane two, rose at the final …

World Athletics Championships: Sha'Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles, Armand Duplantis All Make Finals
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Sha'Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles, Armand Duplantis All Make Finals

News 18  

Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles went through the motions as they began their 200m campaigns bidding to add to the 100m golds they won earlier in the week at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. “Noah Lyles will attack the world record, and maybe, if I push him hard, he could set it.” Duplantis, 23, is bidding to claim a …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Richardson and Jackson on course for 200m showdown
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Richardson and Jackson on course for 200m showdown

The Hindu  

American Sha’Carri Richardson and Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, first and second in the 100 metres final on Monday, safely negotiated the next step in their World Championship rivalry as they cruised through their 200m first-round heats on Wednesday. On another roasting morning Richardson, seeking to become the first U.S, winner since Allyson Felix in 2009, looked sharp before easing up to …

Sha’Carri Richardson becomes new women’s 100m world champion, beats Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in Budapest
1 year, 4 months ago

Sha’Carri Richardson becomes new women’s 100m world champion, beats Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in Budapest

The Hindu  

United States sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson finally delivered on three years of promise when she overcame the challenge of being stuck out in lane nine by delivering a late surge to win world 100 metres gold on Monday. CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD 🇺🇸's Sha'Carri Richardson storms to golden 100m glory in 10.65 🤯#WorldAthleticsChampspic.twitter.com/BzwBG0MINR — World Athletics August 21, 2023 Richardson, 23, missed the …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Richardson, Fraser-Pryce, Jackson earn easy wins in 100m heats
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Richardson, Fraser-Pryce, Jackson earn easy wins in 100m heats

The Hindu  

Sha’Carri Richardson, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Shericka Jackson and defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce all won their 100-meter heats at world championships Sunday to stay on course for a showdown in what could be the most unpredictable final of the nine-day track meet. Richardson, the American national champion, crossed the finish line in the day’s fastest time, 10.92 seconds. Maria Perez opened …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s 100m sprint
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s 100m sprint

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. She set a new U-20 world record in women’s 100m sprint at 2019 NCAA Championships with a timing of 10.75s. Personal Best: 10.71s Season’s Best: 10.71s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce FILE PHOTO: Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a two-time Olympic gold …

Shericka Jackson sets fastest 200m time of 2023 at 21.71 seconds
1 year, 6 months ago

Shericka Jackson sets fastest 200m time of 2023 at 21.71 seconds

The Hindu  

World-leading performances from world champion Shericka Jackson and Commonwealth Games record-holder Rasheed Broadbell highlighted Jamaica’s strength on the track in Sunday’s final day of the national championships. Jackson, the reigning 200m world champion, completed a superb sprint double after she ran a season’s best 21.71 seconds to win the 200, her second world lead of the weekend after she ran …

Diamond League: Doha winner Kerley to go for sprint double at worlds
1 year, 8 months ago

Diamond League: Doha winner Kerley to go for sprint double at worlds

The Hindu  

Sprint golden boy Fred Kerley said Friday he will aim for a 100-200m double at this year’s world championships as he opened the Diamond League season by overshadowing the return of Olympic 200m champion Andre de Grasse. Sha’Carri Jackson scored an emotional victory in the women’s 100 metres, beating the meeting record set by Tori Bowie, the Olympic and world …

World Championships: Dina Asher-Smith claims 200m bronze as Shericka Jackson storms to gold
2 years, 5 months ago

World Championships: Dina Asher-Smith claims 200m bronze as Shericka Jackson storms to gold

The Independent  

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Historymaker Fraser-Pryce leads way in Jamaican 1-2-3
2 years, 5 months ago

Historymaker Fraser-Pryce leads way in Jamaican 1-2-3

China Daily  

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce celebrates winning the women's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday. The 35-year-old mom sped her way back to the top of the sprint game, winning her fifth 100m world title－that's two more than Bolt amassed during his decade of dominance－by leading a Jamaican sweep and knocking off the favorite, two-time Olympic …

I'm a Competitor With Belief, Says Record Breaker Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
2 years, 5 months ago

I'm a Competitor With Belief, Says Record Breaker Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

News 18  

To maintain a track career at the top of one’s game demands raw ability, good coaching and a drive that supersedes all. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has that in spades and on Sunday once again demonstrated her steely desire and sprinting prowess as she bagged a record fifth women’s 100m title. “I definitely believe I can run faster and once I have …

Fraser-Pryce back on top, leads Jamaican sweep in 100 meters
2 years, 5 months ago

Fraser-Pryce back on top, leads Jamaican sweep in 100 meters

Associated Press  

EUGENE, Ore. — That mile-wide smile would come a split-second later. Fraser-Pryce sped her way back to the top of the sprint game, winning her fifth world title in the 100 — that’s two more than Bolt amassed during his decade of dominance — by leading a Jamaican sweep and knocking off the favorite, two-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah. It …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins Fifth 100m Title in Jamaican Clean Sweep
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins Fifth 100m Title in Jamaican Clean Sweep

News 18  

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won her record fifth world 100m title in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, leading an unprecedented Jamaican clean sweep of the podium. Fraser-Pryce is also the first athlete to ever win five gold medals in a track event at the World Championships in the same discipline, with Sunday’s win following 100m golds in 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2019. The …

Dina Asher-Smith suffers at World Championships with fourth place in 100m
2 years, 5 months ago

Dina Asher-Smith suffers at World Championships with fourth place in 100m

The Independent  

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Athlete to watch out for at World Athletics Championships 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Athlete to watch out for at World Athletics Championships 2022

The Hindu  

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is clearly the greatest female sprinter of all time. Since then, she clinched an overwhelming three Olympic golds, eight World Championships crowns, and five silver medals across three events - 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay - to create a legacy of her sprinting career. Her timing of 10.78s was then the second fastest in Olympic history behind Florence …

Jamaican National Athletics Championships: Shericka Jackson Completes 100-200 Double
2 years, 6 months ago

Jamaican National Athletics Championships: Shericka Jackson Completes 100-200 Double

News 18  

Shericka Jackson delivered on her promise to produce something special in the women’s 200m with a world-leading 21.55 seconds on Sunday’s final day of the Jamaican National Athletics Championships. After Friday’s 100m victory, Jackson surprised herself with a 200m performance that trails only US legend Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 34-year-old world record of 21.34 seconds and the Jamaican record 21.53 by Elaine …

Jamaica's Shericka Jackson runs third fastest 200m of all time
2 years, 6 months ago

Jamaica's Shericka Jackson runs third fastest 200m of all time

The Hindu  

Shericka Jackson ran the third fastest 200 metres of all time in 21.55 seconds to seal a sprint double at the Jamaican national trials for next month's World Championships on Sunday. In the men's 110m hurdles, Olympic champion Hansle Parchment recovered from a sluggish start to catch Omar McLeod and pull away to win in 13.14. Britany Anderson lived up …

America’s new sprint queen Melissa Jefferson ready to take on Jamaican stars
2 years, 6 months ago

America’s new sprint queen Melissa Jefferson ready to take on Jamaican stars

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Shericka Jackson and Yohan Blake win Jamaican 100m titles in season-best times
2 years, 6 months ago

Shericka Jackson and Yohan Blake win Jamaican 100m titles in season-best times

The Hindu  

Shericka Jackson sped to season best 10.77secs to turn back the challenge of Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah to win her first Jamaican 100m title on Friday in Kingston. In the absence of four-time World Champion and wild card holder Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who opted not to contest the semifinal after blazing to 10.70 in Thursday's preliminaries, Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Jackson, …

U.S. Track and Field Championships: Fred Kerley Scorches in 100 Heats, Shock Exit for Sha’Carri Richardson
2 years, 6 months ago

U.S. Track and Field Championships: Fred Kerley Scorches in 100 Heats, Shock Exit for Sha’Carri Richardson

News 18  

Tokyo silver medalist Fred Kerley produced a world-leading 9.83 seconds in the men’s 100 meters heats at the U.S. championships on Thursday but there was a shock in the women’s preliminaries when fan-favourite Sha’Carri Richardson failed to advance. I feel like there’s definitely a lot I can still continue to build off of,” said Coleman ”I feel pretty good for …

Diamond League: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Equals World-Leading Time to Win 100 in Paris
2 years, 6 months ago

Diamond League: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Equals World-Leading Time to Win 100 in Paris

News 18  

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce equalled her world-leading time of the year in winning the 100 meters in 10.67 seconds at the Diamond League meet in Paris on Saturday. She also beat Jamaican countrywoman and two-time reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah’s meet record of 10.72, set last year. Olympic bronze medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh also set a world-leading mark for …

Trayvon Bromell, Elaine Thompson-Herah bag 100m wins at Diamond League in Eugene
2 years, 7 months ago

Trayvon Bromell, Elaine Thompson-Herah bag 100m wins at Diamond League in Eugene

Firstpost  

Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah, who won back-to-back Olympic 100m-200m doubles in 2016 and last year, captured the women’s 100m in 10.79. “It shows I’m on a great path,” added the Jamaican star, who pulled out of the Birmingham Diamond League meeting with a shoulder injury, testing herself in a lower-level meeting in Kingston last Saturday instead. “I’m pretty sure I’m already getting …

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Avenges Olympic 100 Loss in Blazing 10.60 Time
3 years, 4 months ago

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Avenges Olympic 100 Loss in Blazing 10.60 Time

News 18  

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the third-fastest women’s 100 meters in history to beat Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah at the Athletissima meeting on Thursday. Fraser-Pryce surged clear of her Jamaican rival from the blocks and timed 10.60 seconds with Thompson-Herah 0.04 back. The 34-year-old Fraser-Pryce took 0.03 off the personal best she set in Jamaica in June, nine years after winning her …

Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah romps to victory in Sha'Carri Richardson's comeback
3 years, 4 months ago

Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah romps to victory in Sha'Carri Richardson's comeback

Firstpost  

Jamaican star Thompson-Herah powered over the line at Hayward Field in 10.54sec - the second fastest time in history - as Richardson finished a distant last in 11.14sec. Eugene, Oregon: Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah scored an emphatic 100m victory over the returning Sha’Carri Richardson at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon on Saturday. Thompson-Herah’s compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finished second in 10.73sec …

You again! Thompson-Herah speeds to 2nd Olympic sprint sweep
3 years, 5 months ago

You again! Thompson-Herah speeds to 2nd Olympic sprint sweep

Associated Press  

TOKYO — It was billed as a star-studded race that anyone could win. The latest sprint star from Usain Bolt’s island country of Jamaica completed her second straight Olympic sprint sweep in 21.53 seconds, the second-fastest time in history. It marked the second time in four nights that Thompson-Herah has won a sprint and recorded a time that fell short …

Tokyo Olympics: Elaine Thompson-Herah thwarts Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to defend her 100m title
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Elaine Thompson-Herah thwarts Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to defend her 100m title

The Independent  

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Dina Asher-Smith pulls out of 200m at Tokyo Olympics due to hamstring injury
3 years, 5 months ago

Dina Asher-Smith pulls out of 200m at Tokyo Olympics due to hamstring injury

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Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record in women's 100m
3 years, 5 months ago

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record in women's 100m

India TV News  

Elaine Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters, pointing at the scoreboard even before crossing the line in 10.61 seconds Saturday to defend her title and lead a Jamaican sweep of the medals. Flo Jo’s records are older than virtually every sprinter in the women’s game, save Fraser-Pryce, who was born about 18 months …

Tokyo Olympics: Elaine Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record to win women's 100m race
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Elaine Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record to win women's 100m race

India Today  

Jamaica sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah on Saturday successfully defended her Olympic 100m crown, posting an amazing 10.61 seconds to become the second-fastest woman in history. Thompson-Herah raced over the line at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium in 10.61sec, with two-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce taking silver in 10.74 and Shericka Jackson bronze in 10.76. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who had been seeking a third gold in …

Elaine Thompson-Herah leads Jamaica’s 100 sweep in record-setting time
3 years, 5 months ago

Elaine Thompson-Herah leads Jamaica’s 100 sweep in record-setting time

LA Times  

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrates after capturing the gold medal in the 100-meter final. … I can’t be mad at the talent and the work they put in.” Thompson-Herah, who is “Two months ago — a month-and-a-half — I didn’t think I would be here,” she said. If Thompson-Herah qualifies for the Paris Games in 2024, she will have the opportunity …

Fraser-Pryce bids for sprinting immortality
3 years, 5 months ago

Fraser-Pryce bids for sprinting immortality

China Daily  

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce celebrates after winning the women's 200m of JAAA National Senior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, June 27, 2021. Jamaican "Pocket Rocket" Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is juggling being the fastest woman alive with motherhood as she bids for a third 100m Olympic gold－13 years after her first triumph. Fraser-Pryce won the first of her two Olympic 100m titles at the …

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Bids for Sprinting Immortality at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Bids for Sprinting Immortality at Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

Jamaican “Pocket Rocket” Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is juggling being the fastest woman alive with motherhood as she bids for a third 100m Olympics gold — 13 years after her first triumph. The Jamaican veteran comes to Tokyo in fine fettle after running a personal best of 10.63 seconds in “super spikes” in June to become the second-fastest woman of all time …

Tokyo Olympics: Usain Bolt backs Fraser-Pryce to win third Olympic 100m crown
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Usain Bolt backs Fraser-Pryce to win third Olympic 100m crown

The Hindu  

Usain Bolt believes the only person that can stop his fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce from winning a third Olympic 100 metres title at the Tokyo Games is herself. Only Bolt, at the last three Olympics, has previously managed the feat so Fraser-Pryce would become the first woman to bag a hat-trick of 100m gold medals if she wins the final …

Fraser-Pryce wins Jamaican 100m, seeks third Olympic gold
3 years, 6 months ago

Fraser-Pryce wins Jamaican 100m, seeks third Olympic gold

The Hindu  

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce cruised to a victory in the 100 metres at the Jamaican national championships and will head to Tokyo in search of her third Olympic gold medal. The 34-year-old Fraser-Pryce won her fourth world title at the 100 meters in 2019, two years after having a son, Zyon. In the men's 100, Yohan Blake qualified for his third Olympics …

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Rockets to Jamaican 100m Title, Books Ticket to Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Rockets to Jamaican 100m Title, Books Ticket to Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

Two-time Olympic Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the fastest woman alive, sped to a 10.71 second win in the women’s 100m on Friday, the second day of Jamaica’s national athletics championships. Rio Olympic 400m bronze medallist Shericka Jackson produced a late burst to take second in 10.82secs, ahead of reigning Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah with 10.84. “I mean, 2016 was bittersweet and …

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocks 10.63 seconds in 100m, becomes second fastest woman in history
3 years, 7 months ago

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocks 10.63 seconds in 100m, becomes second fastest woman in history

The Hindu  

Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the second fastest woman in history on Saturday, clocking a world-leading 10.63 seconds for the 100m at the Olympic Destiny meeting in Kingston. The 34-year-old reigning and two-time Olympic 100m champion obliterated the field at the National Stadium to finish several metres clear of her closest rival. RELATED| Fraser-Pryce had shared the Jamaican national …

Dina Asher-Smith secures impressive 100m win against strong field in Gateshead
3 years, 7 months ago

Dina Asher-Smith secures impressive 100m win against strong field in Gateshead

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Sprint queen Fraser-Pryce eyes track farewell at 2021 worlds
4 years, 10 months ago

Sprint queen Fraser-Pryce eyes track farewell at 2021 worlds

The Hindu  

Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, currently preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, says the defence of her women's 100m sprint gold at the 2021 world championships could be her farewell from athletics. "After Tokyo, I am the defending champion at the world championships in Eugene and that is so close to home," Fraser-Pryce, who has won two Olympic and nine worlds …

World Athletics Championships 2019: Dina Asher-Smith primed for 200m gold as rivals withdraw
5 years, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2019: Dina Asher-Smith primed for 200m gold as rivals withdraw

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Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins 4th 100m Worlds title
5 years, 3 months ago

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins 4th 100m Worlds title

India TV News  

Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clinched her fourth women's world 100m title at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Doha. The 32-year-old double Olympic champion was ahead after three strides in a final that had been preceded by the same kind of sound-and-light show that had ushered in the men's final on the previous evening. Bronze went to the Ivory Coast's …

World Athletics Championships 2019: Returning new-mothers Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Allyson Felix revel in record glory
5 years, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2019: Returning new-mothers Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Allyson Felix revel in record glory

Firstpost  

Fraser-Pryce and Felix, both racing in their first major championships since taking time off from the sport to have children, lit up a pulsating day three of competition even if the action was played out inside a near-empty Khalifa Stadium. Doha: Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surged to an unprecedented fourth 100m crown and US legend Allyson Felix broke Usain …

World Athletics Championships 2019: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce blitzes women’s 100m as Dina Asher-Smith takes silver
5 years, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2019: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce blitzes women’s 100m as Dina Asher-Smith takes silver

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